内容简介
As women quickly discover, their life when treatment ends isvery different from what it was before their diagnosis. Oftenexhausted, anxious, and emotionally volatile, they are beset byphysical discomforts, fearful of intimacy, afraid for theirchildren, worried about recurrence. Anticipating a return to“normalcy,” they discover that the old version of normal no longerapplies.
There could be no more knowledgeable guide for women embarking onthis complicated journey than Hester Hill Schnipper, who is herselfboth an experienced oncology social worker and a breast cancersurvivor. This comprehensive handbook provides jargon-freeinformation on the wide range of practical issues women face asthey navigate the journey back to health, including:
·Managing physical problems such as fatigue, hot flashes, andaches and pains
·Handling relationships: your children, your partner, yourparents, your friends.
·How to regain emotional and sexual intimacy
There could be no more knowledgeable guide for women embarking onthis complicated journey than Hester Hill Schnipper, who is herselfboth an experienced oncology social worker and a breast cancersurvivor. This comprehensive handbook provides jargon-freeinformation on the wide range of practical issues women face asthey navigate the journey back to health, including:
·Managing physical problems such as fatigue, hot flashes, andaches and pains
·Handling relationships: your children, your partner, yourparents, your friends.
·How to regain emotional and sexual intimacy