Breast cancer is one of the leading types of cancer in the United States. If you or someone you know has battled with breast cancer, you understand the need for support and encouragement. Recently the “Cancer Support Community’s Research and Training Institute” unveiled a new registry for breast cancer survivors.
These remarkable survivors will have the opportunity to share their experience and impact others who are going through the same thing. It is believed that emotional support can improve the survival odds for breast cancer patients. The Breast Cancer M.A.P. (Mind Affects the Physical) Project is recruiting survivors of breast cancer so that they can help other women who are going through it.
Let’s face it. Most women like to talk and share with one another. We tend to feel better after we have talked with a friend about something we are going through. When others can relate to how we are feeling, it seems to give us hope. I can only imagine how helpful this type of program will be for the thousands and thousands of women who are dealing with breast cancer.
Research has indicated that emotional support can significantly help improve the health of a breast cancer patient. It makes sense. If you are battling any type of illness, if you have no fight in you it is like you lose the strength to keep on. But those who have a fight in them, who feel like they have a standing chance and can combat the feelings of discouragement and distress will rise up like warriors, ready to take on their ailment.
How often have you felt like others can’t understand how you are feeling because they have not walked in your shoes? There is nothing better than to hear from another person, “Yes, I have been there and I do understand.” I think this program is great. I will be passing the word on and I hope that if you or someone you know is battling breast cancer, you will get the word out. You can get more information from the Breast Cancer M.A.P. Project by visiting their site.
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