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Article #12: Choosing Your Cancer Caregiver & Tips for Cancer Caregivers

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Battling Cancer is an individual journey work and all of your coping skills.
that takes all of heaven and earth to Advice for the Caregiver:
combat. 1. Treat your Cancer client as if they
Choose your caregivers well!!: are going to live. DO NOT treat them as
Your Caregiver walks a fine line between if it's just a matter of time. Always
reality, support cheerleader, hand speak of their "experience" NEVER a
holder, master "hugger" and "inspiration disease.
machine", and friend, who must give that 2. You will most likely be caught up in
medicine, drives you to treatment, and the overwhelming environment of
fusses at you to keep you on track for caregiving, and handling every life and
your healing journey. medical detail and decision.
Your Cancer caregiver is your primary Try to look at the patient and all of
filter and monitor of your visitors, both their circumstances as if they are in a
family and friends. They should only healing situation, and in a positive
allow POSITIVE PEOPLE!!! and ONLY people manner. Don't be a Pollyanna, but try to
who are emotionally nourishing for you. put a positive spin on everything that
YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! you can.
They should encourage you to be 3. Although your patient has
surrounded by individuals who treat as if "determination to live", that
you are living and expect you to have a determination needs to be rooted in
future. No "what if'ers,' no "maybe that positive. Positive energy raises their
won't work", or "oh you poor dear", or body's physical energy frequency which
any others who say negative things. fights their disease.
If ANYONE ever says to you "before you 4. Creating a positive uplifting
were living with cancer, now you're dying environment:a. Dress in happy colors.b.
with cancer." Help create a environmentally pleasant
Remove them from your life until they can and visually happy care area. Little
be respectful and empathetic! Not only touches mean a lot!c. Only allow positive
are they unable to determine your death, people around your patient. EXPLAIN why
they are also unkind to make a remark the negative folks need to stay away, and
like this. help keep them away.d. Be very conscious
If they say to you, "I was just making a of how YOUR energy can effect the
realistic statement so you won't be in "patient."
denial and we can address your will, If you view the patient in a "sick"
funeral plans, and future provisions." condition, you are sending negative
FORGET THAT justification!!!!! NO ONE who energy their way!
truly cares about your heart and soul, If you have a negative attitude, or
would ever say anything like that. irritable responses, you generate
Do not be so needy for attention, that negative energy which lowers your
you allow yourself to be the "victim" of patient's physical body frequency and
comments that are TOTALLY inappropriate!! DOES NOT help heal the disease. Your
no matter how sick you are. As long as energy field will affect your patient.e.
there is breath in your body, you have Keep your energy field clean. Your
the right to be treated with respect and patient is like a sponge and absorbs and
dignity, and as if you are going to interacts with all the energy surrounding
live!!! them and that they are exposed to.
Family members as Caregivers: 5. Contributing Life force energy thru
If you have spent your life helping Love:
others, and enabling them, it's time to On numerous occasions, family and friends
stop that energy drain. This does NOT have asked how they can contribute
mean that you do not love them anymore. positive energy to the "patient." [An
It means that you care enough about educational note: The hand that you write
yourself to take care of you FIRST, so with is your energy sending hand. The
that you can be around in the future to other hand is your energy input receiving
help them. hand.] So follow the directions below
Non-healing: 1. "But he's my brother and according to whether you are right or
he just drinks a little too much, and he left handed.
wants to come visit"..... His energy will Take your left receiving hand and place
drain you!!! Visit with him when you are it on your heart, and take your right
healed! sending hand to hold the patient's left
2. At this time, YOU do NOT need to hear hand (receiving hand). Then say to the
their problems. They need to support you! patient, "I send you the love from my
Friends as Caregivers: Heart and it's healing life force energy
There are several kinds of friends during to use as you so choose."
this time in your life. You then become an "energizer" bunny for
The talkers: the patient thru your love for them.
They call to see how you are, listen for You are invited to download our free
a short period of time and then spend pamphlet with excerpts from this book
hours telling you about their life. They "Positive Attitudes, Affirmations &
ask if they can do anything for you. When Actions to Help Survive Your Cancer
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on Thursdays, their answer is, "I'd love Feel free to reprint this article in it's
to take you, but I have book club." Do original format with the disclaimer.
not be discouraged. This person is CONTACT INFORMATION:
interested enough to call, but NOT Brent Atwater, Alternative Medical
authentic about truly helping you or they Specialist
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your battle with a disease! Thank them Disclaimer: There are no guarantees about
for calling, and get off the phone. the healing properties of these
You are not THAT needy to have to talk suggestions. We can only state that
with someone who won't really be there positive results have been documented for
for you! individual clients and research in this
The Doers: area continues. Ms Atwater is not a
These are the friends that pick you up, medical doctor or associated with any
sit through, and bring you home after branch of medicine. Ms Atwater works in
chemo, and probably add fresh flowers to Alternative, Integrative and
your home. Be thankful. They encourage Complementary Medicine. She offers her
you to live with every dinner invitation, opinions based on her intuition, which is
movie, or "let's go to" invitation. GO! not a substitute for medical procedures
Do not feel like you are "putting them or treatments. Always consult a physician
out", "being a bother", or whatever. When or health care provider concerning any
you are well, YOU can DO for them!!!!! medical problem or condition before
They are your Earth Angels. undertaking any diet, health related or
Being the Caregiver for someone battling lifestyle change program.
cancer, and going through cancer There are no guarantees with any of the
treatment is a job that requires suggestions in this publication.
everything you can muster to handle your






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