Last night I stopped by one of my old Bunco friends Sandy in our neighborhood to get some tips to deal with this whole situation. Although I am thinking that I got a grip on it I am well aware that I am only seeing the tip of the iceberg now since I can relatively resume my normal activities except the fact that I am distracted and can not focus on anything that much.
She had lung cancer 2 years ago and seems to be doing fine now her hair is grown back I see her riding her cruiser around the neighborhood.
The more survivors I talk to the more the following points are being stressed.
- Take one day at a time, do not think
' why did this happen', 'what could I have done to prevent it', ' what will happen'
This is the point that is always stressed in my regular yoga class by Theresa and Calvin at College Park Yoga so the notion is not new, just a bit hard to implement in this state of mind.
'Stay in the present' as they say.
- Deal with the information only.
- Take control of your treatment, trust your doctors but always check on the action plans and get second/third opinions ( true for chemo and radiation treatments) Mistakes happen, balls get dropped you and your family can watch your interests best.
- Do not go to appointments alone because you will be distracted and will not be able to ask questions and absorb all that has been said ( this is where Ferit comes into the picture)
- Believe that everything is going to be fine and it will just be an interruption in your life for a couple of months.
- Treatment is not a walk in the park but you just 'do it'
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