What coping strategies have you implemented to reduce the impact of metastatic breast cancer?

Hi @LizziB

I was am not really the cancer patient that is out inspiring other people. I was sad and scared. You get through it, but it was really hard. You can say I was in a negative mood, I'm not good at hiding my emotions, so when I was feeling sick, you could tell. My belief in God has not changed, I still go to church every Sunday however, I did pray more throughout the week. I did yoga before my diagnosis, so I didn't do that for my cancer, but doing the ritual was helpful for my stress levels and for my body. I did start taking more vitamins to try to enrich my body. Chemo was killing it, so I wanted to do something to help it. I also started eating less meat, my diet is more full of veggies now and I think it helps.

Hi @JanieGurl

Thanks for sharing. We had a few more members pass the screener. I will tag them here.

@itaz86 @savvypatient4patients @Janetmaday @jeangilmorej @patches678 @Millinda48

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Thanks everyone,

Lizzi