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It often takes a collapse to realize how much we’ve been holding. I provided one-on-one patient care for nearly four decades - compassionate, consistent, and deeply invested. It was the kind of work that came from the heart, and I wore my ability to show up for others like a badge of honor. I was the reliable one. The helper. The steady hand in someone else’s storm. And then came a storm of my own.

Life often throws curveballs we never saw coming. A sudden job loss after years of loyalty. A divorce that breaks more than just a relationship. A realization in the mirror that aging is happening faster than we imagined. These shakeups can leave us limping - physically, emotionally, and spiritually - wondering where our old confidence disappeared to and whether we can ever get it back.

There are many self-care strategies that oncology patients can use to ease their distress and navigate the emotional, mental, and physical.