This is the perfect time of year to talk about fatigue, but of course, any time is perfect when talking specifically about cancer fatigue.
With the holidays fast approaching, you undoubtedly have a long to-do list, and if you are also dealing with cancer treatment or collateral damage from cancer treatment, you understand about cancer fatigue all too well. (Read more.)
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Winter tea with Women LISTEN
“Enjoy the holidays with Mindful Self-Care”
How to use practical mindfulness skills and coping techniques to find enjoyment an peace through the holidays. (No matter what the season brings.)
with Ann Yates, ANP
Sunday December 8 from 3-4:30 P.M.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (map link)
2222 E. Tudor Rd.
With the holiday season bearing down on us too soon yet again, those of us fighting cancer face the unenviable proposition of having countless uncomfortable discussions with well-meaning, but often completely tone-deaf, friends and, worse still, relatives about our health – or lack thereof. (Read more.)
Only one woman attended our post-Thanksgiving meeting last week, but that made for some great one-on-one time for more in-depth exploration of her options in beginning her recovery from treatment and building a local medical support team.
Remember, even through the holidays, Women LISTEN will be there, every Friday, for the women who need support.
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Winter tea with Women LISTEN
“Enjoy the holidays with Mindful Self-Care”
How to use practical mindfulness skills and coping techniques to find enjoyment an peace through the holidays. (No matter what the season brings.)
with Ann Yates, ANP
Sunday December 8 from 3-4:30 P.M.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (map link)
2222 E. Tudor Rd.
Six women attended Friday’s support group. Once again, women in need of information found someone else who could share tips and encouragement.
One woman facing a surgery that has her very frightened got a good reality check on what some of the scary terms her doctor didn’t define for her actually meant, as well as developed a list of phone calls and questions to follow up with to help get her more support and clarify what some of the plans her doctors have made for her really entail. Another woman attending had had a roughly similar surgery and was able to describe for her what it was like when she woke up afterwards.
Another woman, just at the end of treatment for throat cancer, got some good tips from another throat cancer survivor on dealing with the after-effects of mouth and throat radiation. As often happens when we are done with treatment, she was feeling the loss of being the focus of her treatment team, all of whom are out of state. The group helped her think about putting together a treatment team here at home to help her with her ongoing needs.
Several of our participants were long-time members of the group who keep coming back, they said, because they continue to learn and be encouraged by our conversations. “It’s my happy place,” said one woman and there were a lot of nods around the table.
Even though next week’s meeting will be on the day after Thanksgiving, we’ll be there as usual, ready to LISTEN.
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