Participate fully in your recovery by learning all the details of the cancer, its diagnosis, its prognosis and its treatments, both conventional and alternative. Plan for the future. Hold on to hope. Fill your life with diversions. To fill your life with your ailment is to surrender to it.
Laughter lightens the heart and hastens recovery.
You do not have to face this battle alone. The list of people who want to help you includes your physicians, other cancer survivors, nurses, family members and friends. Asking for assistance is a way of making friends and relatives feel useful and important in your life. After Treatment Coping strategies vary from person to person. The emotional strain of living with cancer can be tremendous and, at times, overwhelming.