Emotional Support
When Life Hurts, Writing Helps
by Sharon A. Bray, EDD
I’d come to the writing workshop after completing radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer two weeks earlier. Despite an intensive week of writing, I had avoided any mention of cancer. To write about it was an admission of vulnerability. Denial was a comfortable overcoat, and I had no desire to discard it.
Live in the Moment
by Dave Balch
Dealing with cancer is not just about cancer; it’s about life with cancer. It’s about all of the stresses, joys, and responsibilities you already had in your life, in addition to the new stresses and responsibilities that come with serious illness. It’s easy to get bogged down.
Depression & Cancer
Depression not only affects your brain and behavior – it affects your entire body. Dealing with more than one health problem at a time can be difficult, so proper treatment is important.
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