Recovery
It is amazing that it can take a real scare like getting
cancer to make us evaluate our lifestyle and our priorities
seriously. One frequently discovers a greater appreciation of life,
family and friends. Faced with the reality of our human frailty it
suddenly seems more urgent and important to reassess where we are
going and what we are doing.
This is a great opportunity to look at lifestyle and to
make changes regarding:
- Stress
- Diet
- Exercise
- Having fun
These changes will not only help now but will hopefully
continue once you have completed treatment and are getting back to
normal.
Moving on - at some point it is healthy
to feel that you have got over your treatment and to be able to
return to a normal lifestyle. You should not live the rest of your
life in fear - or under the cloud of being a cancer
patient.
Keeping things in perspective Once
treatment for early breast cancer is complete there is usually more
chance of dying from other medical problems - especially heart
disease - than from a recurrence of the cancer.
Turn your anxiety into positive energy concentrating
on overall wellbeing and extracting every ounce of fun and joy from
a fulfilling life!
Keep your regular check-ups, but lets worry about
recurrence only if it occurs.