Family Dynamics

When experiencing fear of a post-treatment recurrence, I tell my friends that the best thing they can do for me is pray and meditate. It's important to find friends who can handle your expression of fear without judgment or emotion. A loved one may be too close to you to listen to those fears without panicking. A volunteer from the American Cancer Society can be an objective source of support, there just to listen and affirm any anxiety. For breast cancer the ACS offers Reach to Recovery volunteers. I've benefited from this program and now volunteer in that capacity.