Staying Sane -- Advice from Care Pages
Sadly I know several people in desperate medical situations. Their stories and updates are posted on a website called CarePages.com. On this site you can connect with your loved one, send them positive thoughts and prayers, and you can learn vital information for your own health and well-being.
About a week ago I noticed an article titled 5 Tips for Staying Sane with Cancer. I immediately thought of three different cancer patients I know so I read the article thinking I would forward it on to them if appropriate.
What I found was good advice no matter what you are facing. Staying sane is something we all fight for every day.
So whether you personally struggle with a life-threatening illness, or a loved one does, or you face challenges unlike any you've faced before, consider these tips:
1. Seek out listening ears. Acknowledge your feelings and express them to an understanding friend or family member, counselor or doctor.
2. Get creative. Try writing down your feelings (my personal favorite), paint, draw, doodle, play music.
3. Lace up your sneakers. Exercise. We've heard it before but somehow we don't seem to believe it. It's okay if all you do is walk to the mailbox and back.
4. Keep moving forward. On the bottom of my email messages I now have the phrase Play On. You get the idea.
5. Keep it up over the long-term. The four steps above are not just for today and tomorrow. Continue with them for as long as necessary. Maybe forever. They are worth repeating over and over.
For the complete article, read 5 Tips to Stay Sane While Fighting Cancer.
