“You have breast cancer.” You can’t believe you’ve heard those words. You feel fine. There must be some mistake! But here you are, and the words don’t go away. From the moment of diagnosis, the path for each of us is unique, and our ultimate destination is not always predictable. After the diagnosis sinks in, we begin looking for help. We need information, and we want support as there will be many decisions along the way. All of this is overwhelming, but if we look around just a bit, we find we’re far from alone.

A Breast Cancer Coach is someone you can turn to for information, emotional support, professional expertise and commitment, availability and convenience. Breast cancer has a way of throwing your life completely out of balance. Suddenly, you’re coping with previously unimaginable physical changes: recovery from surgery, redness or tenderness from radiation, nausea, fatigue and hair loss from chemotherapy, or hot flashes and night sweats from hormone therapy. It not only affects your health, it affects your relationships to family and friends, your self esteem, and your sense of control over your future.

A Breast Cancer Coach is there to listen, encourage and provide support for all of the areas in your life, not just your illness. More women survive breast cancer today than ever before, due in part to advances in early detection and treatment. However, many women report sustained healing of body, mind and spirit when they hire a Breast Cancer Coach. For further information, call 290-8171.