RESOURCES
ARTICLES
- My Love Letter To Fiona
- Respecting Whatever “Season” You Are In
- A doctor with lung cancer got a lifesaving treatment after seeing an NBC News report
- A Bittersweet Tale of Gratitude
- Perspective | Cancer patients often want ‘one more round.’ Should doctors say no?
Studies show that patients when cancer returns, patients often are quite willing to receive toxic treatments that promise minimal potential benefit. - Hopeful Post About Michael Strahan’s Daughter Isabella
- A teacher diagnosed with colon cancer at 36 had only 1 noticeable symptom
What she thought was a stomach bug turned out to be cancer. - “The Oldest Ship” – An Analogy About Learning To Heal and Develop Your Authentic Self and Empower Your Cancer Journey
- Patients and social workers feel The Change Reaction
- What Is Quality of Life for Me When Living With Cancer?
- This Is A Fantastic Message About Necessity To Advocate For Yourself Within The Medical System
- King Charles Supports Holistic Cancer Treatment and Recovery
- Game Plan For a Potential Cancer Recurrence
- Welcome To My Virtual Winter Solstice Week Birthday Party!
- A Heart Warming Story of Love and Service
- Stress = Inflammation = Decreased Immune Functioning = Increased Risk Of Recurrence
- Michael Strahan’s Daughter Isabella
- Why Scott Hamilton Is Choosing Not to Treat His Third Brain Tumor: ‘I’m at Peace With the Decision’
- Living With Cancer” vs “Cancer-Free
- Suleika Jaouad is Learning to Live (With Cancer) | Rich Roll Podcast VIDEO
- What Do You Do When Someone in Your Cancer Community or Family Is Dying?
THERAPY WITH HOPE
In our prior 9 pages on HCRH, we have looked at material about cancer that is pretty heavy and serious. For that reason, I wanted to add this special section to give you some joy and a chance to smile and relax.
Our Kitty Hopie has been invaluable in my husband’s recovery from Prostate cancer and in my journey with Pancreatic cancer. There is something magical about our pet children’s unconditional love for us and the exchange of oxytocin when we touch each other that defies description and must be felt with the heart. They sense our illness and challenges, they want to help us, they pick us up on the darkest days.
I will share links to some of the many ways he comforts and heals us – with the hope that he will also comfort and bless you.
Kick back and enjoy our boy!
This is a photo of Hope and me driving home from Santa Fe last summer. We are at a rest stop on the New Mexico/Arizona border, with the beautiful red rocks.
I pack my own fresh, nutritious food for the entire trip and we take little rests when we are tired. He rides on my lap the entire 2 day drive and loves going in the car. As I have said before, he was raised by our Australian Shepherd, Brutie Boy, who taught him to love the long trips.
We are blessed to have him! I carry him in the little “saddle bag” when we stop to visit with our friends at the Navajo trading posts in Gallup.
#judithannedesjardinsandHopieontheroadfromSantaFe
#blessedtohaveakittywholovesroadtrips
HELFUL LINKS
- Providing Hope for Mesothelioma Patients
- NCCN Guidelines for Breast Cancer (Multi-language translation including Spanish available)
- Simms-Mann Center is a valuable resource that should be available to any UCLA patient diagnosed with Cancer. (English and Spanish available)
- Any cancer patient should have a palliative care doctor on their team to help with symptom management. (English and Spanish available)
- City of Hope (World Famous for Treating All Types of Cancer, Has Integrative Approach)
- The Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research (Resources, Support, Symposium, Videos)
- Cancer and Careers (Seminars, Career Coaches, Resumes, Disability and Patients’ Rights Info)
- Silent Unity Prayer Ministry (1-816-969-7729 Prayer Support 24/7, No charge, Non-denominational)
- Little Free Library (Great Way To Bless Your Neighborhood and Find Positivity Outside of Cancer)
- Chris Beat Cancer (Alternative Medicine Approach To Treating Cancer, Interviews, blog)
- Gardeners Supply Company (Building Your Own Garden is Therapeutic for Cancer Recovery)
- NCCN Guidelines For Patients Link (patients can search for their particular guide based on diagnosis; should be multi-lingual)
- We Got This (a Gift Registry for cancer thrivers)
resources for the spouses and children left behind:
PRODUCTS THAT SUPPORT HOLISTIC RECOVERY
- Bala Bangles (1 and 2 pound Wrist and Ankle Weights)
- Trionic Veloped (Athletic Off Road Walker)
- Sun Protective Clothing, Hats, Gloves
- Blender/Food Processor
HEALTHY FOOD AT HOME AND RESTAURANTS
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Anti-Cancer, Healing Smoothie – Emergency 911
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Healthy Chicken, Vegetable, Ginger Broth Soup