Before I started chemotherapy treatments, I wrote down the best advice from doctors, family, friends, books, and survivors and created an 'Owner's Manual' to help me take care of myself. It would remind me that cancer is doable.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of preparation and mindset in facing health challenges.
Regina Brett reflects on her proactive approach to battling cancer by compiling essential advice from various sources into an 'Owner's Manual'. This manual serves as a reminder that while cancer is a significant challenge, it can be managed with the right knowledge and support, highlighting the importance of mental preparedness in overcoming adversity.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming challenges, I could reference this quote to highlight the importance of having a support system.
When you have cancer, it's like you enter a new time zone: the Cancer Zone. Everything in the Tropic of Cancer revolves around your health or your sickness. I didn't want my whole life to revolve around cancer. Life came first; cancer came second.
Greet every morning with open arms and say thanks every night with a full heart. Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.
The only gift my dad ever bought me is still in my jewelry box. It died at 10 minutes to 11 decades ago, but the gold Caravelle watch keeps my dad alive. A watch isn't about keeping time. It's about stopping it.
Some people hate funerals. I find them comforting. They hit the pause button on life and remind us that it has an end. Every eulogy reminds me to deepen my dash, that place on the tombstone between our birth and our death.
Cancer is messy and scary. You throw everything at it, but don't forget to throw love at it. It turns out that might be the best weapon of all.
My daughter finished high school the same month I got my master's degree. I'm glad I didn't know when I gave birth to her at 21 what it would cost in terms of time, money and sacrifice to bring her to that graduation day.
Meditation is the direct means of eradicating the very cause of the majority of diseases, both mental and physical.
Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom.
In order to really give mental health the focus and attention it deserves, we need to bring together and integrate all the services that provide women with the care they need. This includes the mental and physical health services, as well as social care.
Providing health care is like building a house. The task requires experts, expensive equipment and materials, and a huge amount of coordination.
To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. Its really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself.
The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.
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