Family members of cancer patients how to take care of themselves?

To take care of cancer patients is a laborious work to worry about. This work may affect your physical condition, physical, spiritual, economic status, interpersonal relationships, self-image, quality of life and so on. Perhaps you feel that loss, fear, loneliness, helplessness, grief, anxiety and so on. But it is also one you trust God, understand the meaning of life, adjusting the focus of life, and to explore potential opportunities. 

To take care of the process of cancer patients, you may feel that they know nothing about (for medical treatment, the patient's response to changes in psychological ups and downs, etc.);(mental and physical exhaustion); alone (no one knows your difficulties); emotional as high as the pressure cooker; feeling very sharp fluctuations, such as the same roller coaster ride. 

How to help yourself? 

1. To alleviate the pressure of the spirit: 
a. the right to absorb the knowledge and take an open attitude, for example: to participate in medical lectures and read the correct anti-cancer information. 
b. aware of their limited capacity, without unnecessary guilt. 
c. treat each other honestly with patients and maintain public transport, and can still reveal the truth. 
d. to help patients make their own decisions and respect his decision. 

2. To find help: 
a. invite or allow others to help you deal with some chores, so you have time to rest or to do more important things. 
b. family members of cancer patients to participate in a forum of mutual aid from other family members or a counselor there to help, or to provide their own feelings and experiences. 
c. if necessary, can take part in negotiations or psychological counseling. 

3. A number of practical suggestions: 
a. to take care of your own, such as: to leave more time to do their usual like you do. 
b. do some physical and mental relaxation activities, such as: prayer and meditation, exercise, take a walk, humorous or sad to see the film to ease the mood. 
c. re-adjust your priorities in life, so that you and the patient's plans or expectations of some flexibility. 
d. to be completed by the establishment of some reasonable goals. When you complete these objectives, you would have some sense of achievement, and also do not feel helpless or hopeless. 
e. attention to the feelings of other family members, especially older parents and young children. 
f. allow people to do the hearts of sadness and anger expressed appropriate. 
g. When entering the final stage of cancer, helping patients to achieve his wish and psychologically prepared for. 
h. by faith, to expand the field of mind and exercise willpower and confidence. 
i. facing end of life, in looking forward to comfort each other (1 Thessalonians chapters 13 ~ 18; 15 1 Corinthians Chapter 50 ~ 54).