Prompting the Healing Power of Writing
By Pamela Post-Ferrante on June 25th, 2014 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersWriting & Healing: A Mindful Guide for Cancer Survivors uses a “prompt” to literally prompt the writing. It could be an object from a basket, as seen in the picture above, with the suggestion to then write as if you were that object. “I am Helen, a heart, who has…..” or “ I am a bottle top and I live in…” etc. Providing a prompt …
Like Mother (in Law), Like Daughter (in Law)
By Barbara Kriss on June 11th, 2014 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWhen I was facing a bilateral mastectomy, I had a wonderful role model — my mother-in-law, Reggie, who lived without breasts (and without reconstruction) for over 50 years. Reggie was a striking woman with dark wavy hair and flawless skin. She wore loose, flowing apparel, often accented by colorful scarves. The loose clothes were necessitated by severe lymphedema that developed in one arm after surgery …
