She would say….
“You must let your friends and family help you whenever possible during your treatment. This is the time to take friends and family up on any offers of help!”
If a friend or family member says…..”What can I do to help?”…. You NEED to say “I could use help with…”
Have a list ready of things that you know you could use help with.
Here are a few suggestions of things that others could DO to help you while you go through treatment:
- Deliver a meal or two through your meal train
- Clean your bathrooms, vacuum & dust, or clean your entire house 🙂
- Do your family’s laundry
- Mow your lawn or weed flower beds
- Water your plants
- Pick up your groceries
- Babysit your kids so you can take a nap
- Wash your car
If things are in order around your home, you will feel less stressed and be more at peace which will greatly help you through your treatment.
The further along you go into treatment the more tired you will be and the less energy you will have, so it is really a good idea to let people start helping you right away because if you wait until you really need it you may be way too tired to even try to schedule the help you need at that point. Better to get in a good schedule of receiving help from the beginning of treatment so that friends and family can slowly work helping you into their own personal schedules too so it is easier on everyone.
Bottom line is…..your friends and family will want to help you and you NEED to let them help. It is good for all involved because you need the help and it will let them give you the gift of helping and give them something to do that will really help you.
Cancer Butterfly has a lot of FREE Resources available to help you get through cancer treatment more comfortably.
