Essentials for Coping with Cancer

Essentials for Coping with Cancer is a series of three classes.  They are a chance to learn about and discuss the essential elements of taking care of yourself and effectively responding to a diagnosis of cancer.  You can register for each or for all three of the Essentials components.

Essentials for Mind

Learn the best source for information about your diagnosis, treatment, and experimental trials; insurance issues; and strategies to get the best care from your medical team.  This class includes a discussion about ways to use the mind to help manage stress during the challenges of cancer.

Essentials for Body

A great deal of research has been conducted about nutrition.  Learn about the fundamentals discovered through research as well as strategies to use if usual ways of eating are interrupted by treatment.  This class includes a discussion about physical activity and exercise as one of the most important ways to support yourself during cancer.

Essentials for Spirit

However you define spirit and faith, we will discuss the importance of making room for the ways you practice and express it during your time with cancer.  We will address barriers to spirit like stress and depression and how to manage them.