Download or read book Couples Confronting Cancer written by Joy L. Fincannon and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer can be a painful and powerful disruption to a relationship. This book shows couples how to cope with the stress that cancer can bring and offers information on ways to make relationships stronger through the ordeal.

Download or read book Love Is a Journey written by Jan Latona and published by Author House. This book was released on 2005-03-24 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The diagnosis of cancer is frightening enough for the patient. But the disease has a deep impact on the patients partner and the couples relationship as well. Life is not the same, and a new journey has begun. This book, drawing on the personal experience of the authors and many others, offers a compassionate guide for the journey. Those who find themselves on this most difficult road will learn how other couples have coped successfully. With the took kit offered on these pages, couples can do more than endure the ordeal; they can actually strengthen the bond between them. From my past experience I know the value of support groups and the wisdom contained in Love is a Journey. The groups and book help us to inspire us to heal ourselves and our relationships. n Bernie Siegel, M.D. Author of Love, Medicine & Miracles, and Prescriptions for Living In my work with cancer patients, I have seen couples exhibit enormous courage, team work and stamina. With this exceptionally practical guide, Drs. Latona and Stricklin are increasing the odds that couples will navigate this difficult path successfully. I cant wait to start recommending it to my patients.: n Daniel S. Dworkin, Ph.D., Co-author, Helping the Bereaved: Therapeutic Interventions for Children, Adolescents and Adults A must reading for all couples facing cancer together, as well as for caregivers and professionals assisting these couples. In addition to identifying stages to assist couples in anticipating and normalizing the range of impacts when cancer becomes part of their lives, the authors provide real-life examples to help understand these stages. n Douglas H. Lamb, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Illinois State University Grief and loss researcher and practitioner I wish my husband and I could have read Love is a Journey during the acute treatment stages of my cancer it validates and supports so much of what a couple goes through. But, it has also helped us to identify the long-range effect on our marriage now that the cancer is in remission. Its never too late for couples to benefit from this book! n Janet Lammens, cancer survivor The focus of Love is a Journey is on nourishing the relationship that connects the partners. Gary and Jan understand with their minds and with their hearts and deliver their message with respectful authenticity. n Candyce S. Russell, Ph.D., Vera Mowery McAninch Professor, Kansas State University

Download or read book And in Health written by Dan Shapiro and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers engaging and digestible lessons for couples navigating the life change that a cancer diagnosis brings. Dan Shapiro draws on his more than twenty-five years of clinical work as a health psychologist who has researched and worked with couples facing cancer, and on his own experiences of being both the patient (having and beating Hodgkin’s lymphoma in his twenties) and the supporter/advocate (when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer) to weave together insights on facing cancer while maintaining a strong relationship. And in Health gives advice in short lessons on the main areas of concern or conflict that can come from life with cancer—from diagnosis to treatment and life post-treatment. Topics include: • How to forge yourselves into a powerful team and evade common conflicts • Dealing with physicians and getting the best care possible, along with tips for navigating the medical world • Strategies for coping with the emotions that can interfere with your relationship—anger, mood swings, spouse fears, and depression • Distinguishing between supportive and draining people in your lives, and learning to invite and accept help • Opening to new types of intimacy and making peace with dependence

Download or read book Helping Couples Cope with Women s Cancers written by Karen Kayser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-16 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last, here is a comprehensive guide for practitioners who work with breast cancer patients and their families. It includes a series of psychosocial interventions to be used with couples during early stage breast cancer. There is extensive evidence that emotional and social support positively influences women’s abilities to cope to breast cancer. The first person that a woman with breast cancer turns to for support is her husband or intimate partner. However, as partners of breast cancer patients are struggling with their emotional distress, they often feel inadequate about their ability to help their wives and partners cope. It is important for practitioners to understand this concept of twofold stress.

Download or read book Coping with Breast Cancer written by Sharon L. Manne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early stage breast cancer can be stressful and upsetting for both the woman dealing with the disease and her partner. This illness can also place a strain on a couple's relationship. However, couples who are able to provide effective support to one another are more likely to adapt well. Focusing on the couple as a unit can promote effective coping for both patients and their partners . This couples-focused group program aims to improve a couple's functioning as a "team" and provides a supportive environment for couples facing similar breast cancer-related issues. Over the course of six sessions, couples learn support and communication skills, as well as techniques to manage stress and enhance intimacy. Modeling by group leaders and other couples facilitates skill acquisition. With continued use, the skills learned in group can have long-term benefits for couples . This guide, along with the corresponding workbook, provides all the information needed to implement this group program. It contains step-by-step instructions for running the group, as well as sample group leader dialogues, in-session activities, and homework assignments. The couple's workbook is designed to be shared by both partners as they work together through the program. By the end of the six weeks, couples will be better equipped as a team to cope with the stresses of cancer and the challenges that may lie ahead. TreatmentsThatWorkTM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions! · All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research · A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date · Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available · Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep clients engaged and motivated · A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable clinical tools and helpful resources · Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select titles in collaboration with PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER)

Download or read book Facing Cancer Together Current Research and Future Perspectives on Psychosocial Relational and Intervention Approaches for Couples written by Linda Charvoz and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades a growing number of studies have described cancer as a “we-disease”. Patients with cancer as well as intimate partners experienced psychological distress. Studies displayed that various relational factors (e.g., attachment style, mutuality, etc.) such as diverse close relationship processes (e.g., dyadic coping, communication, shared-decision making, etc.) have an impact on individual (e.g., physical and psychological health, quality of life) and dyadic (e.g., marital quality and satisfaction, sexual and reproductive health, etc.) outcomes. Thus, programs reducing psychological distress and enhancing dyadic processes were developed.

Download or read book Coping with Breast Cancer written by Sharon L. Manne and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2008-03-14 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This couples-focused group programme aims to improve a couple's functioning as a 'team' and provides a supportive environment for couples facing similar breast cancer-related issues. Over the course of six sessions, couples learn support and communication skills, as well as techniques to manage stress and enhance intimacy.

Download or read book Understanding the narratives of couples facing cancer written by Suzanne McCarthy and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Sickness as in Health written by Barbara Kivowitz and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something's happened now what do we do? What do I do? What do I really owe my loved one? And how can I even ask such a question? Having exchanged marriage vows or even if they haven't most people expect their partners to support them when a devastating diagnosis is made or an accident occurs.

Download or read book Facing Cancer Standing Together written by Adrian Adger and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-10 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book We Were Better Together written by Robert J Shearer and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2012, entrepreneur Robert Shearer and his wife Melissa sold their company, Shearer Foods, so that they could spend their golden years together. But after just two idyllic years with friends, family and their beloved horses, Melissa was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Still reeling from the news, the couple decided early to face the challenge like they would any other: as a team. Their journey together ended when Melissa died eight years later, but not before their profound love deepened to help Robert transform his grief into gratitude. That love story is the inspiration for We Were Better Together, an informative and moving guide to caregiving for couples facing cancer. Through heartfelt letters, practical tips and expert advice sections, the book offers: -First-hand caregiving, support and coping skills to lift one another's spirits -Expert advice from therapists, oncologists, insurance experts and clergy members -Practical guidance on estate planning, palliative care and hospice services -Compassionate insights on embracing gratitude, navigating grief and more Both an all-inclusive, how-to guide to navigating cancer and a grieving husband's elegy for his lost love, We Were Better Together is an essential resource for couples facing a cancer diagnosis as well as a much-needed beacon of resilience and hope.

Download or read book Coping with Breast Cancer written by Sharon L. Manne and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Couples Coping with Cancer written by Alison G. Wong and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Out of Time written by Nancy Beckerman and published by . This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nan, look at this " So begins this account of one couple's battle with a rare and deadly form of cancer. One moment Barry was a healthy, active man in the prime of his life; the next, he was a terrified, helpless patient. Anyone who has had cancer, who has been a caregiver, or who has had a friend or loved one receive this diagnosis will be drawn to this story. During the four years of Barry's treatment, there was much that changed for this couple. They met health care professionals they call "angels." They discovered just how much love and support their family, friends, and community offer. And they found themselves on a completely unexpected spiritual path. This book explores in a loving, real, and powerful way how their lives changed and how they confronted each challenge they encountered with dignity, perseverance, and courage.

Download or read book Helping Couples Confronting Advanced stage Cancer written by Christina D. Wagner and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A single research question can set a scientist on a long, unexpected path of discovery. The cases highlighted here illustrate how theory can guide a researcher through various types of research designs (cross-sectional, correlational, and interventional) to answer the ever-growing number of questions born through the conduct of research. Lessons learned from conducting a single-armed experiential and meaning-based couples intervention for couples confronting late-stage cancer are described, as well as a review of how previous studies led up to the development of the intervention. Research practicalities are explained across our research program, highlighting challenges of participant recruitment in ill populations, limitations of causal claims when randomization is not possible to answer a research question, and limitations in generalizability based on sample diversity. Finally, we touch on the common anxieties students may have related to research methods and emphasize how research can be a creative process with life-long applications.

Download or read book Couples Coping with Cancer written by Alison G. Wong and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Facing Cancer Together written by Pamela N. Brown and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You hear that a friend has cancer. You want to help, but you're not entirely sure how. Pamela Brown, a cancer survivor, suggests the many ways you can help by your words and actions. In addition to a wealth of practical suggestions, Facing Cancer Together includes entries from the author's journals, as well as Bible readings and prayers to share for support and comfor