Writing Treasuring Notes for the Breast Cancer Journey

Overcome the Bad News of Breast Cancer with Your Encouraging WordsIs your loved one is under attack by the "bad news of breast cancer?" This sad news shows up in many ways: when she learns of a diagnosis of breast cancer, a lumpectomy or mastectomy, treatment with severe side effects, like chemotherapy or radiation, the uncertainty of remission, cancer has returned or becomes terminal.The bad news of breast cancer creates confusion, pain, anxiety and worry, affecting her thoughts, words, and feelings. Life with breast cancer can be a miserable experience. Her doctors and medical team work to help her regain her physical health. But she needs more than that. She needs an ongoing dose of "good news" – positive thoughts, words and actions that help her feel loved and cherished. She needs your consistent love and support during the breast cancer journey. She needs you to protect her and walk along as her companion.The Purpose of This BookThis book gives you a step-by-step guide to deliver the good news of love and support. The book helps you guide and navigate the breast cancer journey using a treasuring map, the L.O.V.E. compass and written treasuring notes to rescue her well-being. This comprehensive book will show you:

• The Core Elements of Treasuring
• How the L.O.V.E. compass guides you to actions of love and support
• Why writing treasuring notes increase her feeling of confidence and well being
• How to write treasuring notes of support using nine different types of notes
• Navigating the treasuring map for each stage of the breast cancer journey
• What to say, write and do when she has:
- A biopsy - Lumpectomy, mastectomy or breast reconstruction - Chemotherapy and Drug Therapy - Radiation Therapy - Remission - Recurrence
• And much, much more.
Don’t Let the Bad News of Breast Cancer Win.Admire, encourage and appreciate your loved one through the good news of treasuring notes. The breast cancer journey waits for no one. Walk alongside your loved one with love and support.Buy and read this book today!

Dave Pipitone is an author, husband, father and market researcher. He discovered the concepts of treasuring, using treasuring maps and the L.O.V.E. compass in 2008. Then, his wife Cheryl was diagnosed with DCIS and endured a lumpectomy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction in 2009-2010. Dave became her primary supporter and applied the treasuring system to encourage her during the breast cancer journey. Dave founded the website, www.treasuringwomenwithbreastcancer.com, to help friends and families support women with breast cancer.