Tips for the Holidays
Comfort and Peace for the Holidays
Dealing with the challenges of cancer can change the way you feel about the holidays. Whether you are caring for someone with cancer or fighting cancer yourself, there are ways to work through difficult feelings and be at peace during this busy and sometimes stressful holiday season.
Tips for the season:
- Give yourself permission to feel all of your feelings including joy, fear, sadness, pain, and hope.
- Be patient with yourself and others.
- Savor simple pleasures like warm baths, naps, and comfort foods.
- Take time to enjoy a movie, a massage, dinner with friends.
- Focus on people and activities that bring you joy.
- Pace yourself.
- Remember cancer doesn’t define who you are.
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