A newsletter for cancer survivors, by cancer survivors.
Happy New Year! This issue is dedicated to you: the Warriors, the Ninjas… those with true grit… those cancer survivors who are fighting or have fought a cancer diagnosis with breathtaking grace and dignity. Bask in your own resilience and legacy of hope.
They say people come into our lives for a reason. Some, if you’re lucky, for an entire lifetime, and some like a bright burst of color and light blow through with the intensity, purpose, and determination of a shooting star. They leave deep and meaningful footprints on our hearts and to the greater good, to some piece of humanity. I encourage you as we enter a new decade in 2020 to take a minute as you read this and think of those who fit this description for you: people who we will continue to “carry with us in our hearts” for a lifetime.
One such unforgettable person was my friend and mentor; Dr. Diane Barton. It becomes clearer with each passing year that she was a true visionary. Her honorable legacy lives on each day through the vast number of cancer survivors who experience and benefit from the Dr. Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. If you are reading this newsletter or have attended even one of the unique programs offered over the past 16 years, then you have benefited from her noble gift.
The Dr. Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program offers unique and diverse programs that are designed to help cancer survivors cope with the stress and anxiety of their diagnosis and alleviate some of the side effects of treatment. Our use of evidence-based integrative and complementary therapies supports mainstream medical care by targeting the three pillars of a healthy lifestyle — nutrition, physical activity, and emotional health — and focusing in on the mind, body, and spirit connection to overall well-being. These programs offer patients access to social, educational, and support opportunities, and they allow survivors to connect, share experiences, and draw encouragement from one another. Reaching out and interacting with your care team and other cancer survivors can help make a positive difference in your cancer journey. All programs are free for cancer survivors.
If you would like to make a donation to The Dr. Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program or would like to suggest a topic for an upcoming issue of Survivor Times, please contact me at mehr-bonnie@cooperhealth.edu.
Bonnie Mehr
Editor, Survivor Times
Director, Integrative Oncology Services
Director, The Dr. Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
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