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Thank you @loribmt my new hemotologist/ oncologist practices at a holistic center. I was learly, because I was imagining a focus on alternative medicine, but it isn't at all. It simply means they provide me an entire care team to treat my whole person. I have a Dr, NP, RN, Care Coordinator, Mind/Body Counselor on-site pharmacy and medicinary that carries vitamins and an attached hospital. My Counselor helped me nearly as much as the HU! Being listened to, treated as a person, and having a treatment plan turned me around and helped accept the remaining symptoms/limitations.

Thank you @loribmt my new hemotologist/ oncologist practices at a holistic center. I was learly, because I was imagining a focus on alternative medicine, but it isn't at all. It simply means they provide me an entire care team to treat my whole person. I have a Dr, NP, RN, Care Coordinator, Mind/Body Counselor on-site pharmacy and medicinary that carries vitamins and an attached hospital. My Counselor helped me nearly as much as the HU! Being listened to, treated as a person, and having a treatment plan turned me around and helped accept the remaining symptoms/limitations.

Sounds like you found a great place! The psychological side of illness so often gets ignored. In 10 years since diagnosis, I have had exactly one health care provider, a nurse, ask how I was coping. Poor woman! She got to hear about my parents final illnesses and death, dealing with clearing out and selling my mom's hoarder house, my retirement, husband's heart attack, son's wacky girlfriend, death of my closest friend, never mind the cat with seizures. I keep myself on a pretty tight leash, but it was nice to hear somebody make a few sympathetic noises and offer a couple suggestions for self care.

How are you coping today? I mean it. I had a therapist at my family NP office to help me cope with the first hemotologist. Does your insurance offer free telehealth visits? I have used those visits in the past with a mental health professional. If not, feel free to dump all over me. I took my grandkids to Storytime today so I can take it.

Sounds like you found a great place! The psychological side of illness so often gets ignored. In 10 years since diagnosis, I have had exactly one health care provider, a nurse, ask how I was coping. Poor woman! She got to hear about my parents final illnesses and death, dealing with clearing out and selling my mom's hoarder house, my retirement, husband's heart attack, son's wacky girlfriend, death of my closest friend, never mind the cat with seizures. I keep myself on a pretty tight leash, but it was nice to hear somebody make a few sympathetic noises and offer a couple suggestions for self care.

Sounds like you found a great place! The psychological side of illness so often gets ignored. In 10 years since diagnosis, I have had exactly one health care provider, a nurse, ask how I was coping. Poor woman! She got to hear about my parents final illnesses and death, dealing with clearing out and selling my mom's hoarder house, my retirement, husband's heart attack, son's wacky girlfriend, death of my closest friend, never mind the cat with seizures. I keep myself on a pretty tight leash, but it was nice to hear somebody make a few sympathetic noises and offer a couple suggestions for self care.

I think you should write a book! You sound like the next Erma Bombeck!
My dog takes the brunt of my complaints and listens like the trooper he is, and no psych degree. And, the best part of this “therapy” is that he doesn’t comment or tell me Im wrong or whining. And, he never repeats what he hears. I think the professionals call this “self talk” if you don’t have a dog.
But, I decided years ago to limit my complaints to no more than 15 minutes a day because it’s exhausting and can get boring (for both me and the dog).
I honestly don’t know if this technique works with cats😉

Well, aren't you nice, and on the heels of storytime, too! Did you do a craft after? I see the library is having stories about artists this summer and doing Jackson Pollock-type paintings today with the kids.

I never got much from therapy, honestly, tho I know it helps lots of other people. I get more out of reading a book or repetive/meditative activities like knitting if the anxiety levels get to me.