Using Self-Care to Cope with Cancer and a Pandemic

Daily, we are learning more about ways to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.  For the person affected by cancer, self-care can already play a vital role in healing and can now help during social distancing.

BY BONNIE ANNIS

PUBLISHED MARCH 20, 2020

Bonnie Annis is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma with metastasis to the lymph nodes. She is an avid photographer, freelance writer/blogger, wife, mother and grandmother.

No one was prepared to face a pandemic, and no one knows exactly what the future holds and how it will affect us in the days ahead, but the government has issued helpful precautions.  For those with weakened immune systems, the guidelines are more severe.  Those affected by cancer fall into that category and that’s why self-care is so important.

Fear, anxiety and worry can affect emotional wellbeing but by controlling the things one can control, a person can still feel empowered.

One of the best ways to conquer feelings of uncertainty and fear is to start the day by choosing to focus on ways of incorporating peace into the day.

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