This is what works for me. @mjmac
I wrote down what are my fears and the things I’m grateful for. Even when you received this diagnosis, there are positive things that you can highlight. For instance, You have access to a good medical team that is doing the best for you , you have the support of friends and family, the cancer was detected and now you have a treatment plan …etc …
When you look at your fears, you realize that some of them are actually the result of your mind going to dark places and creating bad outcome scenarios that at this point you don’t know if are going to happen or not.
I highly recommend that you can continue with meditation , even if it’s hard at the beginning, is a skill that you can master with patience and at your own peace. Meditation help you to keep your mind in the present and that’s a fantastic tool for us.