What do you do to keep yourself sane while going through treatment?

Maxiecat

marbleotis said:

I have chemo 12 of 12 on
I have chemo 12 of 12 on Tuesday. My Onc did not want me to expose myself to people/germs during chemo so I was really indoors alot.

Ah....to stay sane. I had my sewing studio built and that is where I spend many happy hours. On chemo weeks I am very tired so I sleep. Non-chemo weeks I do cooking, laundry and just plain old plain things to remind me I still can.

I focused on the chemo directly ahead of me and not worry about how many I had. I also relied on this board for continued support and a good laugh.

I am scheduled to start a Wellness program as part of the hospital that is execise, nutrition and yogs. I am thrilled about this and have looked forward to it since last March when I began. I lost 61 pounds via chemo so I need to really build myself back up. ANd of course I will be making a new wardrobe!

The important thing is to keep making plans, even if short range plans. Do what you enjoy.

I will be super-excited when I can go to the fabric store and start buying! I also looked into a sewing seminar next year that I will go to. I am also looking into teaching sewing. You can see the theme here!

Enjoy, focus on what's in front of you, keep as active as you can and suddenly you are on #12.

Alice

Thank you everyone....some
Thank you everyone....some great ideas. I was able to finish a needlework project this week .... just another couple of hundread to go.LOL I am going to talk to my current Dr about the exercise bike and this week when I am down from chemo I will look into the open studio time at the art center. I think just going when I feel like it will give me an outlet without the comittment.

Alex