Embrace self-care
No matter where you are in your cancer experience, taking care of yourself – body, mind and soul – will help you feel and be the best that you can be.
Mental Health
It is possible that you may go through mood swings, periods of anxiety and even episodes of depression following a blood cancer diagnosis and/or treatment. This can feel distressing and isolating, but it is unlikely to improve if you don’t ask for or accept help. Blood cancer survivors and healthcare experts offer their views on cancer-related mental health issues
and offer tools to help you cope.
Know the signs of PTSD
Strange as it may seem, it is possible to suffer posttraumatic stress disorder after a cancer experience. You may have a deep emotional response to thoughts or memories of your experience with cancer for months or even years after you have recovered from your illness.
Not everyone who has cancer will have the disorder and those who do can recover from the disorder with proper diagnosis and timely treatment.
To learn more about this visit the CAMH website.
Not everyone who has cancer will have the disorder and those who do can recover from the disorder with proper diagnosis and timely treatment.
To learn more about this visit the CAMH website.
Journaling & Mindfulness
Journaling
Research has shown that writing or keeping a journal helps to reduce stress. We teamed up with a wellness coach to produce a podcast and accompanying journal to print at home that walk you through a mindful journaling practice.
Art therapy
Whether you have experience creating art or not, these Mindfulness Art Making videos will show you how to find calm while you express yourself through art.