The Healing Nook
Support for Cancer Patients
Tips for Healing from Cancer Emotionally & Physically
Surviving a cancer diagnosis means more than treating the cancer itself. It means addressing the person going through the treatment and those that touch their every day lives. Here, at the cottage in the healing nook, you’ll get encouragement through the Christian bible scripture and day-to-day practical tips from someone who has been through it.
Surviving A Diagnosis Podcast delivers bedside or car-ride information gently for women coping with cancer. It relates to issues specific to mothers and women enduring cancer treatment. Especially if you are that do-it-all Wonder Woman.
A relaxing 4K screensaver plays with the gentle, peaceful sound of ocean waves and seagulls as you listen to the podcast.
Surviving a Diagnosis Podcast
“Start Here”
“Radiation Treatment Unpacked”
“You are Still You”
“Prepare Your Healing Space”
“(You’re diagnosed) What’s Next?"
Healing from Cancer
Cancer treatment and healing is a journey that no one wants to take, but there are ways to prepare for that journey to make it easier. The more prepared you are, the simpler things will be for you later. Whether you are caring for a cancer patient or if you are the patient, preparation helps.
When you leave your cancer treatment team, you will likely have allot of information to process and perhaps printed pamphlets or lists to go through. Keep them. When you are relaxed and feel you can absorb the information, go through them one by one.
During the course of your treatment, you emotionally processing the days as they come is important. If you need to, seek counseling and I’m sure your cancer center can assist you with this step.
Sometimes having these written for yourself or caregiver helps:
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day-to-day symptoms or feelings
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logging medications and checking off that they have been taken
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encouraging scriptures
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check list of products you need to prepare your home
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grocery checklist and reactions to those foods
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nightstand must-haves
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house cleaning checklist
These items and more are put together in this book Surviving A Diagnosis The Workbook.
Two books in one. The beginning of the book is a compelling testimony from diagnosis to post treatment. Hear her true and enthralling story.
The second part of the book is a workbook filled to the gills with of a woman who
Caring for yourself is key. From what you eat, to how much rest you get and everything in between. One of the hardest things for women to do is ask for help. We often are the go-to person in the family for advice and assistance. The problem is we don’t have the mechanism within to ask for assistance. This is the perfect time to do it.
Those around you often feel helpless. Although cancer is specific to the person who has it, it touches everyone you touch. Your loved ones and friends can only watch you go through this and that in itself is difficult. Being given a task, even if it is just picking up dinner for one night a week, can truly help alleviate some of that helplessness. It can be a help to you and them.
These are a 10 simple tasks that you can outsource
(when you may feel too tired or weak to perform them).
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carpooling children home from school
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taking children to afterschool activities
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standing in for you at school parent teacher events
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picking up dinner or cooking dinner a few nights a week
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dropping off laundry at a wash-and-fold facility. (You may also set up pick up and delivery directly through the business).
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light house cleaning
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cutting the grass
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picking up prescriptions
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driving you to appointments
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taking you outside for fresh air
5 Easy Ways to Keep Your Home Germ-Free
During your cancer treatment, your doctor may inform you that your immune system will be compromised so it may be easy for you to get ill from things that normally would not bother you.
Keeping your home as germ-free as possible is important and your family and loved ones can help you with this.
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Have a small clean station at your main entry door. (Germex, masks, slippers for guests).
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Inform your friends and family about your compromised immune system and explain what they will find when entering your home.
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Before your treatment begins, stock your cleaning caddy with disinfectants, sponges etc. Keep it handy in the bathroom and kitchen. The areas you will frequent for quick clean ups.
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Have someone do a good cleaning at least once per week including wiping down doorknobs and your car steering wheel. Anything you frequently touch.
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Get the kids into the habit of handwashing as soon as they return home from school.
A detailed list of products and methods is in the Workbook for your convenience. Check it out and see if it is a good fit for you.
3 Slow living Steps for healing
Sometimes, healing is in the quiet.
Healing from cancer is a process in itself. Your needs may change from month to month and even year to year. The body is taking quite a hit during chemotherapy and radiation treatment, not to mention any surgeries you may incur. Give it time to heal. Eat right, rest and most importantly, be patient with yourself as you re-learn what your body can and cannot do yet.
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Intentionally decide what you will spend your time doing day-to-day. Formulate a time to structure what is important to you. If your body needs more rest one day, shift your schedule to give it what it needs.
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Establish a routine that works for your care focused goals. It may be at night when the children are in bed. You may read a passage of scripture and have your favorite cup of tea in peace and quiet. Keep it simple.
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Reflect and Relate to those around you and the moments you share with them on a daily basis. Small moments can lead to big memories. Don’t shut them out during your healing time. Take time to reflect on the blessings of the day.
Here are some quick budget-friendly recipes when you are ready to begin cooking again.
You are not alone. Explore Surviving A Diagnosis, a supportive book offering strength, comfort, and vital encouragement for anyone healing from cancer.
