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Diagnosis of cancer and how you can control your emotions.

For everybody it is a shocking time, if you receive the information from your doctor. Its very important, to bring your strong emotions under control. There are so many different aspect of living with cancer – from the pure medical issues, to emotional aspects, to the impact on the family as well as daily living considerations. Are you sitting down? Accept that getting a cancer diagnosis is a shock to the system and people often go through the normal stages of grieving – from denial, bargaining, anger and depression and finally acceptance. ... read more

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For everybody it is a 
shocking time, if you receive the information from your doctor. Its very 
important, to bring your strong emotions under control. There are so many 
different aspect of living with cancer – from the pure medical issues, to 
emotional aspects, to the impact on the family as well as daily living 
considerations.
 
Are 
you sitting down? 
Accept that getting a cancer diagnosis is a shock to the system and people often 
go through the normal stages of grieving – from denial, bargaining, anger and 
depression and finally acceptance. How you deal with this depends much on the 
type of person you are and how they have dealt with similar issues in your 
life.
 
 Don't go it alone. There are 
people who are professional counselors specifically trained to deal with people 
who have cancer. Sometimes it may be difficult to speak about your real feelings 
to family or friends, because they are also emotionally involved. A counselor is 
there for you and will help you come to terms with the things that you may be 
struggling with in a caring but neutral environment. 
 
Join 
a support group. 
These are invaluable. Support groups go a long way towards helping people deal 
with the psychological aspects of living with cancer. Sharing experiences with 
people who are also experiencing firsthand what you are going through, goes a 
long way towards making things easier to live with. Here you can freely speak 
your mind without fearing that what you say might affect your relationships at 
home or with friends.
 
Deal 
with depression. 
Accept that there will be times when you feel lonely, depressed and sad. If you 
never feel this way, you are probably not facing up to the situation. Don't feel 
guilty when you feel depressed – it is a normal reaction in the situation. Learn 
to recognize the signs of depression – early awakening, excessive sleeping, a 
change in eating habits, and a lack of interest in things that formerly 
interested you, a feeling of continuous fatigue – and take action when they 
continue for longer than two weeks.
 
Decisions, 
decisions. 
It is possible those practical things may change for a while and that the person 
with cancer may need extra assistance and care. Discuss the options and deal 
with practical issues such as transport to and from medical appointments, 
possible home nursing if necessary, what to tell friends and family, medical 
costs, leave from work, the division of the household tasks for the time the 
family member with cancer may not be able to perform his/her share of the 
housework. There is no point at all in avoiding these topics as they are much 
easier to discuss beforehand than when they arise. 
 
Family 
matters
Families will react in 
very different ways. In crises families tend to behave the way they always do, 
just more pronouncedly so. If a family is into avoidance, this is how this 
situation will be dealt with. Or if they are generally supportive, that will be 
the main trait of how they deal with a cancer diagnosis in one of the members of 
the family. Family counseling might ease the situation for everyone. 

 
Decisions, 
decisions. It is possible those 
practical things may change for a while and that the person with cancer may need 
extra assistance and care. Discuss the options and deal with practical issues 
such as transport to and from medical appointments, possible home nursing if 
necessary, what to tell friends and family, medical costs, leave from work, the 
division of the household tasks for the time the family member with cancer may 
not be able to perform his/her share of the housework. There is no point at all 
in avoiding these topics as they are much easier to discuss beforehand than when 
they arise.
 
With our next information – we will 
inform you about the "Tips for daily 
living with cancer" – so you should have a look on this site in the next 2 
weeks! If you have any question sends us your e-mail.

Health-Service-Online
Admin Fritz Frei 
<A href="http://www.cancer-info.info/">http://www.cancer-info.info</A>

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