Do you know someone going through chemotherapy? Guide2Chemo.com offers some advice about how best to support them through their treatment. You may be surprised how your well intended comments may not have their intended effect. Keep Calm … and read on.
“Many people undergoing chemo have similar experiences—well-meaning friends and family who are unsure of what to say, inadvertently causing the chemo patient to feel, well…worse.
And Patricia Farrell, a psychologist in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, says hearing comments that make you feel badly can actually have an impact on your health. “Negative thoughts, even those brought on by other people’s careless remarks, can lower your immune system,” says Farrell, author ofHow to Be Your Own Therapist: A Step-by-Step Guide to Taking Back Your Life. ‘Unfortunately, many women feel obligated to be accommodating and fail to insist on boundaries in conversations.’
If you’re speaking with someone who is currently undergoing or recently underwent chemo treatments, unintentionally negative remarks are easy to avoid if you know which topics should be off-limits. Stay away from:
- False compliments
- Comparisons
- Death and limitations
- Anxiety-provoking comments
- Treatment woes”
Read the full article at Guide2Chemo.com
2015 Day of Service-Saturday, September 26th
The Pinkwellchick Foundation, Inc.’s Bag It for the Cause™ Day of Service is PWCF’s annual service initiative to assemble and to distribute free Barb’s Bag™ of Care & Comfort chemotherapy bags to cancer treatment infusion centers for female chemo patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
This year, Bag It for the Cause™ is Saturday, September 26, 2015. Barb’s Bag™ Ambassadors will lead gatherings in six cities: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Phoenix. Join us as a volunteer, donor or sponsor to Bag it for the Cause!
About BAG IT™ for the CAUSE Day of Service
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