I was doing some basic research on cancer, and came across some great words of wisdom from the American Cancer Society's Cancer Survivors Network. This is from the web page of a person who has been going through treatment for metastatic malignant melanoma, and it gave me some hope and made what is to come less scary. I'm finding that much of advice from these survivors of cancer really help me feel like my life is not over, no matter how nebulous the future seems.
1. If you are an engineer, take your engineering hat off and toss it. They can give you odds of success that you should ignore, unless it is zero. Most of the odds of success in these cases are based on the general population. There are many factors such as age and general health that can impact your odds considerably, but are not figured in, because they just do not have enough data. Just knowing it is possible to beat it should be enough to encourage you to do everything possible to be in the survivor camp.
2. Stay positive. Make sure you are sleeping well at night, and if not, learn to meditate so you can. I have not had any problem sleeping at night since I was diagnosed. You need to be well rested to beat this. Your body will do a lot, but it needs help from you.
3. Work out in your mind why you want to beat this, and use it for motivation.
4. Prayers do work. The more people you can get praying for you the better.
I'm not particularly religious, but I do believe in spirituality. Good thoughts and prayers are more than welcome.
Cheryl
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You are in my thoughts, very much so! I've bookmarked this, thanks for the heads up it was here.
Hey there! Kathy and I are waiting for a Portland update with baited breath. I'm baiting my breath with pasta and shrimp in a rich garlic cream sauce. Kathy's baiting hers with some uber-healthy muesli crap. But we all know in 15 minutes she'll be sneaking downstairs for a bag of peanut M&Ms. You're both in our prayers!
cb/kt
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