The worst has happened. Someone you love has told you they have cancer… and you have no clue how to react. Should you stay positive and help them stay positive? Should you cry and hold them while they cry? Should you carry on as normal and pretend it’s not a big deal so they don’t know you’re freaking out inside? Or should you admit to them you have no clue how to support them right now?
What Should I Eat, Doc?
Pack Your Chemo Bag: What You Should Bring to Your Chemotherapy Session
Maintaining Your Mental Health During Cancer Treatment
Your Brain on Chemo
During chemotherapy, many people feel like their brain doesn’t work properly and the symptoms can go way beyond a simple lack of energy. Chemotherapy patients often report brain dysfunction symptoms such as memory problems, difficulty learning new things, trouble concentrating and trouble staying organized.
Counting Sheep: Insomnia
Running on Empty: Energy
If you’re looking for ways to stabilize your energy, consider this list of techniques I share in my book, Braving Chemo: What to Expect, How to Prepare, and How to Get Through It. Remember that you can always use these energy boosting techniques to help you feel your best.
Befriend Your Medicine
Finding Your Cancer Mindset
Bringing Sexy Back After Cancer
By now, if you’ve spent any time in a cancer support group, whether in person or online, then you’ve probably talked a lot about sex. Cancer and its various treatments, chemotherapy included, can devastate your sex life, and this can contribute to relationship tension, depression and decreased quality of life.