Wellness

I agree with Gwen.I believe in fighting and healing (not the same as curing)cancer from within. The power of the mind is enormous and can be used:
To find the inner strength
Stimulate your immune system
Alleviate physical and, most importantly, emotional pain
Learn to cope with fear, anxiety and stress
Learn how to fix energy drains and create energy
Learn how to create happiness and fulfillment

In summary,cancer survivors can build the life they want. It takes learning the tools that work, implementing them in your life and having support to make it a "new" way of life. My approach to my plan was through a mind-body perspective. I firmly believe that while my medical team cured me of my disease, it was and is my job to heal myself. This means that I have had to explore all of the circumstances - emotional, spiritual, and physical - that helped to create an environment in my body welcoming to my cancer. I put together a team of professionals, under my direction, to assist me. This included my therapist, yoga teacher, personal trainer, and massage therapist. In addition, I completely changed the way I eat and think about food. I have lost over 30 pounds in the process. I take much better care of myself now than I did before cancer, and I think I am in the best health and state of fitness I have ever been. I think everyone's journey will be different, and they will require individual plans that are responsive to their history, background, and life circumstances.