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Getting things off my chest : a survivor's guide to staying fearless & fabulous in the face of breast cancer / Melanie Young.

By: Young, MelanieSeries: Nancy Floyd Haworth Foundation collection: Publisher: Springville, UT : Plain Sight Publishing, 2013Description: xx, 236 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781462113231Other title: Survivor's guide to staying fearless & fabulous in the face of breast cancerSubject(s): Breast -- CancerDDC classification: 616.9944
Contents:
Digesting your diagnosis -- Getting organized -- Learning the language -- Nothing but the breast : preparing for your surgery -- Treatment : the Oncology Goddess speaks -- The road to reconstruction -- Your option to reconstruction -- Raise a glass to your health -- Fight fatigue : get moving! -- Chew on this : nutrition and diet essentials -- Launch a positive counteroffensive -- A caring attitude is a two-way street -- Stress? Now now, I have a headache! -- This is your brain on chemo -- Don't wig out about your hair -- The best defense for looking fabulous : skin, nails & oral care -- Lymphedema : arm yourself -- Staying fearless & fabulous out and about -- Positive side effects -- Emotional rescue -- Diet & nutrition smarts : after treatment ends -- Post-treatment : gynecological care and other tests -- Intimacy -- Making cancer a positive "life sentence."
Summary: Charge head on into the battle with breast cancer, armed with these outstanding survivor's tips on how to stay sane, focused, and in charge. Complete with checklists geared toward streamlining your new life, this book helps you eliminate stress and boost your spirits with positive thinking and humor. Don't let your cancer control you; empower yourself and ease the transition with this all-inclusive guide.
List(s) this item appears in: Nancy Floyd Haworth Foundation
Item type Current location Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Paperback Paperback East Bookmobile
On East Bookmobile 		600-699 616.99 YOU 2013 6/14 Available 30904000310018
Paperback Paperback Northeast Bookmobile
In Cimarron Library NE 		600-699 616.9 YOU Available 30905000349351
Paperback Paperback West Bookmobile
In West Office 		600-699 616.99 YOU 2013 4/14 Available 30902000255845
Total holds: 0

Purchase of this book made possible by a grant from the Nancy Floyd Haworth Foundation, Albuquerque, NM.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-[234]).

Charge head on into the battle with breast cancer, armed with these outstanding survivor's tips on how to stay sane, focused, and in charge. Complete with checklists geared toward streamlining your new life, this book helps you eliminate stress and boost your spirits with positive thinking and humor. Don't let your cancer control you; empower yourself and ease the transition with this all-inclusive guide.

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