Dear God, They Say It's Cancer: A Companion Guide for Women on the Breast Cancer JourneyA faith-filled guide to facing breast cancer head on…no matter where you are in your journey. Whether you’ve just heard the dreaded diagnosis for the first time, you’re in the middle of decisions and treatments, you’re experiencing the disappoint of recurrence, or you’re several years beyond the initial trauma, you need someone who understands. You need a trusted friend to walk beside you, someone who’s gone before you. You’ll find that friend in the pages of this book. Dear God, They Say It’s Cancer is yours to use in whatever way serves you best. You can start in the beginning and work your way through, or you can use the detailed table of contents to help you find just what you need for what you are experiencing on any given day. Each chapter in this supportive guidebook includes: -A Sister Shares—stories from breast cancer “sisters” -Mentoring Moment—lessons learned, helpful hints, encouragement -God’s Love Letter to You—paraphrased scripture for you to personalize -Journaling Guides—encouraging prompts to help you journal your own breast cancer journey -And more! You don’t have to go on this journey alone. Hope and help await you in this useful reference, written just for you in your time of need. Bonus! A Sanity Tools Appendix includes: -How to do research -National contacts -Decision-making worksheets -Breast cancer journey map -Finding your purpose in your pain -And much, much, more |
Contents
MAKING THE ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS | 11 |
FACING THE DREADED DIAGNOSIS | 29 |
PARALYZING SHOCK | 47 |
ASKING WHAT IF? WHAT ABOUT? WHY? | 59 |
DEALING WITH PEOPLES REACTIONS | 73 |
PREPARING FOR WHAT COMES NEXT | 83 |
STARTING TREATMENT | 99 |
ENJOYING THE GOOD DAYS | 119 |
COPING WITH THE PRIVATE ISSUES | 205 |
GRIEVING THE LOSSES | 215 |
RESTORING THE JOY | 231 |
DISCOVERING A NEW FOCUS AND PURPOSE | 243 |
LIVING WITH BREAST Cancer CANCER | 259 |
RELYING ON GOD | 277 |
MAKING A DIFFERENCE | 293 |
PRAYING EXPECTANTLY | 305 |
MAKING IT THROUGH THE BAD DAYS | 129 |
GETTING NEEDED SUPPORT | 145 |
KNOWING WHO IS IN CONTROL | 161 |
ADJUSTING TO A NEW NORMAL | 171 |
ADAPTING TO BODY CHANGES | 189 |
ENDING AT THE BEGINNING | 321 |
REMEMBERING WHEN | 333 |
SANITY TOOLS | 341 |
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