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Cancer Support

sinkingfeeling

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4. I'm sorry to hear about your wife. In my opinion, optimism is the best

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 02:12 PM

Mar 2013

possible thing next to surgery, radiation, and chemo! The person with the cancer must get into the 'right' frame of mind. I went so far as to visualize my 'spots' of cancer while undergoing radiation treatments and played a 'video' game in my mind where I zapped those spots!

Get as much knowledge about her case as you can. Read and find a support group. If the one you find is half as good as my SPOHNC group, it'll be a blessing. Groups are full of people who have gone through all the treatments and side effects and have all kinds of tricks to deal with them.

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Okay folks [View all] matt819 Mar 2013 OP

Sorry to hear that, we're behind you! Tab Mar 2013 #1

This is a wonderful answer... YvonneCa Mar 2013 #3

ask your wife's doctors for support groups now olddots Mar 2013 #2

I'm sorry to hear about your wife. In my opinion, optimism is the best sinkingfeeling Mar 2013 #4

Thanks matt819 Mar 2013 #5

Staying positive always helped me. mwdem Apr 2013 #6