Stronger than before
Subtitle: take charge of your healing to survive and thrive with breast cancer
By: Alison Porter
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781788171601
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Patients; Breast; Cancer; Psychological aspects
Description: A much-needed book for the modern readership, providing support and guidance for every stage of the breast cancer journey, written by a breast-cancer survivor.  Welcome to your breast cancer self-care bible. Stronger Than Before is the book Alison Porter went looking for when she first learned she had breast cancer. It's a practical handbook to guide you--and your friends and family--through every stage of the illness, from early diagnosis to treatment choices, and ultimately to a life beyond cancer.  In this book, you'll discover: the different types of breast cancer; what to ask your doctor and how to make the choices that are right for you; self-help techniques on every level--physical, emotional, mental and spiritual--to support you through treatment and recovery; how to view your illness as a catalyst for post-traumatic growth, and move on with your life with greater meaning and purpose; your options for reconstruction and how to maintain a cancer-preventative lifestyle; advice for friends and family, so they can be truly helpful in how they offer you support. Written by a breast cancer survivor and thriver, Stronger Than Before contains invaluable information, guidance and tips, as well as tools and techniques to help you emerge from this life-changing experience healthier, more purposeful and stronger than before.
Notes: Includes biliographical references (pages 234-238).
Table of contents: title: Welcome to Cancerland. Chapter 1. The gathering storm: understanding breast cancer and finding your feminine feistiness; title: Chapter 2. The eye of the storm: treatment options and how to support yourself through them; title: Supercharge your healing. Chapter 3. No mud, no lotus: breast cancer as a transformative journey; title: Chapter 4. Embodiment: befriending your body and helping it to heal; title: Chapter 5. Emotional ease: finding calm and letting go of the past; title: Chapter 6. Clarity of mind: easing fear and making good choices; title: Chapter 7. Soulfulness: making change meaningful and finding purpose; title: Living the lessons. Chapter 8. Lotus in bloom: reconstruction and life after cancer; title: Chapter 9. Conversations with family and friends: supporting a loved one through breast cancer.