| Battling Cancer is an individual journey that | | | | a job that requires everything you can muster |
| takes all of heaven and earth to combat. | | | | to handle your work and all of your coping |
| | | | skills. |
| Choose your caregivers well!!: | | | | |
| | | | Advice for the Caregiver: |
| Your Caregiver walks a fine line between | | | | |
| reality, support cheerleader, hand holder, | | | | 1. Treat your Cancer client as if they are |
| master "hugger" and "inspiration machine", | | | | going to live. DO NOT treat them as if it's |
| and friend, who must give that medicine, | | | | just a matter of time. Always speak of their |
| drives you to treatment, and fusses at you to | | | | "experience" NEVER a disease. |
| keep you on track for your healing journey. | | | | |
| | | | 2. You will most likely be caught up in the |
| Your Cancer caregiver is your primary filter | | | | overwhelming environment of caregiving, and |
| and monitor of your visitors, both family and | | | | handling every life and medical detail and |
| friends. They should only allow POSITIVE | | | | decision. |
| PEOPLE!!! and ONLY people who are emotionally | | | | |
| nourishing for you. | | | | Try to look at the patient and all of their |
| | | | circumstances as if they are in a healing |
| YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! | | | | situation, and in a positive manner. Don't be |
| | | | a Pollyanna, but try to put a positive spin |
| They should encourage you to be surrounded by | | | | on everything that you can. |
| individuals who treat as if you are living | | | | |
| and expect you to have a future. No "what | | | | 3. Although your patient has "determination |
| if'ers,' no "maybe that won't work", or "oh | | | | to live", that determination needs to be |
| you poor dear", or any others who say | | | | rooted in positive. Positive energy raises |
| negative things. | | | | their body's physical energy frequency which |
| | | | fights their disease. |
| If ANYONE ever says to you "before you were | | | | |
| living with cancer, now you're dying with | | | | 4. Creating a positive uplifting |
| cancer." | | | | environment:a. Dress in happy colors.b. Help |
| | | | create a environmentally pleasant and |
| Remove them from your life until they can be | | | | visually happy care area. Little touches mean |
| respectful and empathetic! Not only are they | | | | a lot!c. Only allow positive people around |
| unable to determine your death, they are also | | | | your patient. EXPLAIN why the negative folks |
| unkind to make a remark like this. | | | | need to stay away, and help keep them away.d. |
| | | | Be very conscious of how YOUR energy can |
| If they say to you, "I was just making a | | | | effect the "patient." |
| realistic statement so you won't be in denial | | | | |
| and we can address your will, funeral plans, | | | | If you view the patient in a "sick" |
| and future provisions." FORGET THAT | | | | condition, you are sending negative energy |
| justification!!!!! NO ONE who truly cares | | | | their way! |
| about your heart and soul, would ever say | | | | |
| anything like that. | | | | If you have a negative attitude, or irritable |
| | | | responses, you generate negative energy which |
| Do not be so needy for attention, that you | | | | lowers your patient's physical body frequency |
| allow yourself to be the "victim" of comments | | | | and DOES NOT help heal the disease. Your |
| that are TOTALLY inappropriate!! no matter | | | | energy field will affect your patient.e. Keep |
| how sick you are. As long as there is breath | | | | your energy field clean. Your patient is like |
| in your body, you have the right to be | | | | a sponge and absorbs and interacts with all |
| treated with respect and dignity, and as if | | | | the energy surrounding them and that they are |
| you are going to live!!! | | | | exposed to. |
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| Family members as Caregivers: | | | | 5. Contributing Life force energy thru Love: |
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| If you have spent your life helping others, | | | | On numerous occasions, family and friends |
| and enabling them, it's time to stop that | | | | have asked how they can contribute positive |
| energy drain. This does NOT mean that you do | | | | energy to the "patient." [An educational |
| not love them anymore. It means that you care | | | | note: The hand that you write with is your |
| enough about yourself to take care of you | | | | energy sending hand. The other hand is your |
| FIRST, so that you can be around in the | | | | energy input receiving hand.] So follow the |
| future to help them. | | | | directions below according to whether you are |
| | | | right or left handed. |
| Non-healing: 1. "But he's my brother and he | | | | |
| just drinks a little too much, and he wants | | | | Take your left receiving hand and place it on |
| to come visit"..... His energy will drain | | | | your heart, and take your right sending hand |
| you!!! Visit with him when you are healed! | | | | to hold the patient's left hand (receiving |
| | | | hand). Then say to the patient, "I send you |
| 2. At this time, YOU do NOT need to hear | | | | the love from my Heart and it's healing life |
| their problems. They need to support you! | | | | force energy to use as you so choose." |
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| Friends as Caregivers: | | | | You then become an "energizer" bunny for the |
| | | | patient thru your love for them. |
| There are several kinds of friends during | | | | |
| this time in your life. | | | | You are invited to download our free pamphlet |
| | | | with excerpts from this book |
| The talkers: | | | | |
| | | | "Positive Attitudes, Affirmations & Actions |
| They call to see how you are, listen for a | | | | to Help Survive Your Cancer Experience" |
| short period of time and then spend hours | | | | ISBN#: 978-0-9766370-0-4.at |
| telling you about their life. They ask if | | | | |
| they can do anything for you. When you | | | | Feel free to reprint this article in it's |
| mention that you need a ride to chemo on | | | | original format with the disclaimer. |
| Thursdays, their answer is, "I'd love to take | | | | |
| you, but I have book club." Do not be | | | | CONTACT INFORMATION: |
| discouraged. This person is interested enough | | | | |
| to call, but NOT authentic about truly | | | | Brent Atwater, Alternative Medical Specialist |
| helping you or they would have taken you to | | | | |
| chemo........ There will be more book clubs, | | | | Atlanta, GA 1.404.242.9022 USA |
| this is your battle with a disease! Thank | | | | |
| them for calling, and get off the phone. | | | | NC Office: 1.910.692.5206 USAemail: |
| | | | Disclaimer: There are no guarantees about the |
| You are not THAT needy to have to talk with | | | | healing properties of these suggestions. We |
| someone who won't really be there for you! | | | | can only state that positive results have |
| | | | been documented for individual clients and |
| The Doers: | | | | research in this area continues. Ms Atwater |
| | | | is not a medical doctor or associated with |
| These are the friends that pick you up, sit | | | | any branch of medicine. Ms Atwater works in |
| through, and bring you home after chemo, and | | | | Alternative, Integrative and Complementary |
| probably add fresh flowers to your home. Be | | | | Medicine. She offers her opinions based on |
| thankful. They encourage you to live with | | | | her intuition, which is not a substitute for |
| every dinner invitation, movie, or "let's go | | | | medical procedures or treatments. Always |
| to" invitation. GO! Do not feel like you are | | | | consult a physician or health care provider |
| "putting them out", "being a bother", or | | | | concerning any medical problem or condition |
| whatever. When you are well, YOU can DO for | | | | before undertaking any diet, health related |
| them!!!!! They are your Earth Angels. | | | | or lifestyle change program. |
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| Being the Caregiver for someone battling | | | | There are no guarantees with any of the |
| cancer, and going through cancer treatment is | | | | suggestions in this publication. |