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Where Do I Turn for Support in Dealing with My Own Stress and Anxiety?
Coping with anxiety and stress brought on by a mesothelioma diagnosis is never easy. The first people that you will turn to will understandably be your family, but avoid selling your caregivers short on how much they can help you cope with these difficult feelings. Sometimes, your doctor might not be available, but a nurse practitioner can listen to your difficulties and offer you tips...
Those Inevitable Middle-of-the-Night Situations When My Loved One Is In Pain Or Has Other Medical Complications?
You should speak with your physician about how to respond if your doctor is out of town and you experience an emergency. It’s helpful to keep a list of all of your doctors as well as all of the medications you are currently taking in case you end up needing to go to the emergency room in the middle of the night or you are...
How Do I Decide When It’s Time To Stop Treatment?
Mesothelioma is a condition that is often challenging to control. Treatments frequently work for a duration of time and postpone the progression of cancer. At some point, however, mesothelioma will return or advance. Your medical team might tell you that your condition is no longer capable or being controlled or they can no longer get in front of cancer as the result of its growth...
What Is Hospice?
The focus of hospice care should be to provide care to patients and their loved ones during the last few months of life. Hospice can provide both support and guidance and make sure that all of a person’s emotional and physical needs are satisfied. The treatment offered at hospices changes from that of either controlling or curing the illness to keeping the highest quality of...
What Are the Benefits of Exercise for Mesothelioma Patients?
You have been hearing for your whole life that a proper diet and regular physical exercise are good for you. Some people make physical fitness a big part of their identity; if you doubt this, look at the multibillion-dollar industry dedicated to nutritional supplements, exercise equipment, and gym memberships. Meanwhile, if you need to improve your fitness level, it can be hard to get started. ...
Mesothelioma – Returning to Work
When you received a birthday card from the AARP on your 50th birthday, the first thought that went through your mind was probably, “I’m much too young to think about any of this.” Even though 65 is generally considered the usual retirement age in the United States, a lot of people continue working for much longer than that, and not just people whose jobs are...