Comfort Journal for Mesothelioma Families
Sometimes when I’m upset about something or at someone, I sit down at my computer and bang out a really hostile email message in which I get it all off my chest. Afterward, I feel so much better....
View ArticlePutting Mesothelioma Stress to Rest
I recently received an email from a friend containing a story that started me thinking about our mesothelioma clients and the harmful effects they suffer simply from the stress associated with the...
View ArticleJanice’s Journal: Reiki Relieves Stress for Mesothelioma Patients and Caregivers
I’m trying to envision myself encouraging most of my friends or any of my relatives that they should try “Reiki” to reduce stress or relieve pain. Reiki? Really? What is that − some sort of special...
View ArticleMassage Reduces Many Types of Distress for Cancer Patients, Study Shows
Complementary therapy. Integrative medicine. Alternative medicine. CAM. It doesn’t matter what name you give to the world of therapies out there to help mesothelioma patients and mesothelioma...
View ArticleJanice’s Journal: Acupuncture May Help Mesothelioma Patients with Stress,...
I was not raised by parents who would have considered acupuncture as a viable treatment for pain or stress relief. “You wouldn’t catch me going to some sort of witch doctor,” I can hear my mother...
View ArticleMesothelioma Stress May Be Relieved with Mindfulness Meditation
Neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds have published a study suggesting that people suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions that are...
View ArticleFeature Interview: Danielle Emhof – IMT Provider – San Diego, California
Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) is a treatment that mesothelioma doctors may recommend for their patients as a complementary therapy – something that may be helpful when done together with (not...
View ArticleFeature Interview: Pam Lowe – Massage Therapist in Austin, Texas
Massage Therapy is a treatment modality that mesothelioma doctors have found helps many patients as part of an integrative medicine approach for mesothelioma treatment. As a complementary therapy,...
View ArticleTai Chi: Ancient Chinese Practice May Offer Mesothelioma Pain Relief
If you’re suffering with mesothelioma, or someone in your family is, then you know that malignant mesothelioma cancer is a painful disease. Many powerful drugs are very useful for helping with pain...
View ArticleCoping with Mesothelioma through Faith – Regardless of Your Religion
Mesothelioma patients, like other cancer patients, often find comfort in faith. Not faith healing, mind you, but just plain faith that fills in the gaps left by the unknowable. Mesothelioma patients...
View ArticleMalignant Mesothelioma Cancer: Treat the Whole Person Not the Tumor
For patients with malignant mesothelioma cancer, integrative medicine means treating the whole person, not just a tumor. The Cancer Support Community (CSC), a nonprofit organization that provides...
View ArticleFive Simple Gifts of Time to Help Mesothelioma Patients and Caregivers
We understand that it’s hard to know what to say or do when you learn that someone you care about has malignant mesothelioma cancer. But put yourself in the shoes of the cancer patient and think about...
View ArticleTai Chi for Mesothelioma Memory Loss from Chemotherapy
Many patients who experience mesothelioma memory loss as a result of chemotherapy may benefit from the practice of tai chi. Like you needed mesothelioma memory loss from chemotherapy to bring on even...
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