BC-070 What To Say And What Not To Say to Cancer Patients
Description
Do you know someone that was recently diagnosed with cancer and you don't know what to say? In this podcast, Jeanette Carbajal talks with Debra Nicholson, the Director of Community Outreach for Beatcancer.org to help you determine what not to say to cancer patients. The last thing you want to do is create guilt and shame to a patient and unwittingly impede their healing process. Jeanette teaches us how to come from a place of love and pure honesty at all times with any questions or suggestions we may give to a cancer patient. She covers topics like things you can say when you first find out, what not to say, suggesting treatment options, and what sympathetic vs. parasympathetic nervous system responses are. She suggests three questions you can ask to determine the values of your loved ones. If you are struggling to know what to say to a person in your life that was recently diagnosed, then this podcast is for you!
3:00 What is future tripping and how to avoid it
5:30 Knowing the "Rules of the House"
9:00 How to choose treatments that align with values
12:00 Loving unconditionally
16:00 Allowing grief to happen
21:30 Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic nervous system responses and what they are
24:00 How to avoid family controversy
28:00 Knowing your self worth as a cancer patient
29:00 Overcoming isolation
31:00 Why it's important to find a professional to share your story and feelings with
33:00 What to share on Facebook & creating your own group
United States
