Cancer and loved ones- how to manage this time of trial and stress with dignity.

Cancer and your loved ones need to understand how to navigate through this time of ordeal and hardship with some guidelines. These guidelines make this period of time easier to handle and even endure more easily. Almost every family has someone who has been diagnosed with cancer. In fact, it is not uncommon that up to one third of your family may die of cancer someday.

You see, I've been involved with cancer for number of years professionally. During my long career as insurance agent, I was one of the leading agents in the country for selling cancer policies. I sold these policies like your mom made apple pie. It was easy and quick sales.

What was my secret to such a lucrative career? I understood the role that cancer plays in any family.

You can benefit from my years of experience.

I always told my clients that they should not see themselves as victims of this dreaded disease. They should see themselves as a person who has cancer- not as a cancer patient.. Don't allow this label to define your life. That is one of the timeless lessons that I taught my clients when they bought cancer insurance.

Never see yourself as a cancer patient! That's the wrong perspective. Your mother wouldn't want you to define yourself in such a limiting role, and neither should you. Don't let the Beast define your existence. You are more than your cancer.

See yourself as a person who has cancer instead.

I want you to just put your feet up on your desk and lean back as if you were the master of your universe. Ok, maybe you are not at your desk right now, but I believe that you get the idea. You want to claim your power!

Cancer patients may often believe they have no power and this results in no hope.

Hopelessness is a dreaded attitude of the mind. It is a virus that can rip your life apart. It destroys your motivation for living. I hope that you still have your feet up on your desk.

What's my next lesson from selling hundreds of cancer policies? Having a support system of family and friends is a must... it is vital. You see, cancer is not just a disease. It is a label that takes away your desire to live.

Join a support group that gives you hope.

Doctors know this now as well. They don't want to take away your precious hope even if death is certain in days or months.

Now you know timeless truths about cancer:

1. Don't label yourself as a cancer patient.
2. See yourself as a person who has cancer.

There is a world of difference between these two states of mind.

Beat the Beast... never give up hope is the best mental attitude.

Have a battle plan for caner which includes your mind, body, and spirit.

* Be sure to get a second opinion because approximately 50% of all cancers are misdiagnosed.
* Don't be afraid that your doctor will disapprove of your need for a second opinion... he probably will encourage this action.



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