@laurie123
I'll post this advice I got off my bestir, who the year before had a 5% survival rate with oesophageal cancer. Her son in law is a life coach and told her about this. She shared it with me right after my diagnosis. I can honestly say it saved my sanity and I still use this method for any negativity in my life. I spent that first day in my 'house '. There was a lot of crap in my head but jeez I felt so much better.
So here it is.
Thus us all done mentally.
Build a house, any shape colour or size. Whatever you want, it's your house.
Furnish it as you desire.
It must be beside running water, so a stream, lake, river, ocean, whatever you want.
When any unwanted thoughts, or anything unpleasant is said to you, or any unwanted situation , go into your house, into whichever room you choose, and wrap up whatever is bothering you (I always put my things into a box, wrap it in paper and tape it up real good).
Then take it outside, place it in the water and watch it sail away.
Sometimes it sails away quick and sometimes it doesn't so see it through.
You can do this exercise anytime for anything.
. My mantra was not to let cancer rob me of anything. To do so would give it power .Not happening.
Your best friend is to have a positive attitude, because there's a lot if kick ass to do.
If you want to do something and it's possible, do it. If you want to go somewhere, go.
Depending on the treatments, mostly, all things are possible. Even if they're not.
To limit yourself with even a thought, that you have cancer is to give it power. No no no,not happening.
This is the time of our lives that we girls have to pull up our big girl knickers and go to war.
Even though it's been 5 years for me, initially right after the merry go round of treatment and appointments, and you're on your own was the toughest part because it's up to us to ruse above it. That was my most testing challenge for months.
I do know that I do go on, but I want you all to get through this the best you can, so if I can't be there yelling in your ear and giving you hugs, I'm here . Xx
