Building Your Resiliency From Within
Resilience is the ability to withstand or quickly recover from difficult situations and the ability to process and overcome hardships. The more resilient you are the easier it is for you to manage stressful times without relying on negative coping mechanisms. Read on to learn more about building resiliency from within.
The History of Breast Cancer
Who discovered breast cancer? How did they used to treat breast cancer before the invention of modern day technology? Who are the people we can accredit to the advancements that we know and use today? There are some questions that can be answered and others that have been lost throughout history.
Mindfulness and Meditation
A breast cancer diagnosis can be a frightening experience that brings out many emotions like fear, anger, hopelessness, and more. Learning how to cope with these feelings along with the additional stresses of treatments, appointments, finances, etc. is a big challenge. Anxiety and depression can be common among breast cancer patients and survivors especially with some treatments as they can be side effects of them. That is why researchers have been exploring the benefits of mindfulness/meditation and how it can be used as a helpful tool for stress reduction in cancer care.
What You Need Before and After Surgery for Breast Cancer
What does someone need before, and after undergoing surgery for breast cancer? It can be daunting to go into surgery and not know how you’ll feel after or what you’ll need. Here are some items that can better prepare you for before and after your surgery to maximize your own comfort.