Takeaways from 3 months of video tele-mental-health care during cancer treatment amid the coronavirus pandemic.
PUBLISHED JUNE 27, 2020
Martha lives in Illinois and was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in January 2015. She has a husband and three children, ranging in age from 12 to 18, a dog and a lizard.
I grew up during a time when seeking care for mental health was not discussed. Despite cancer and all the trauma that can happen during the cancer journey, I've continued to rely first on my own well-established and pieced-together methods to get through periods of sadness and distress. For instance, I try to eat healthy food, I exercise moderately or vigorously nearly every day and I attempt to be mindful of what I am feeling.
Sometimes that just is not enough.
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