GRACE :: Coping with Cancer / Social Work » 2008

Cancer and a “Normal Life”: The Concept of a Gratitude Journal, by Leah

January 29, 2008 - 9:27 pm

Here’s more on methods for coping with cancer, by Leah de Roulet:
Hello again! Last time I talked about ways to cope with the roller coaster of cancer, and I was reminded of one I left out when I read a column recently in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, or PI, one of […]

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Coping with the “Roller Coaster” Emotions of the Cancer Experience, by Leah

January 17, 2008 - 10:37 pm

Hello again! After my first column Lola’s daughter asked me to discuss what is helpful in negotiating the emotional roller coaster she and her mother, and every other cancer patient and loved one experiences during the cancer journey. I thought it was a question that is very relevant to any reader […]

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Common Emotional Responses to the Diagnosis of Cancer

January 1, 2008 - 12:27 pm

Today’s post comes from Leah de Roulet, a great oncology social worker I introduced in my last post. She has kindly agreed to share some of her insights about coping with cancer as well as practical issues of navigating financial and insurance issues from her decades of social work experience. […]

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