December marks Summer, Christmas celebrations and a time to reflect. It’s a time for cancer patients to be extra diligent. With Covid-19 restrictions being eased family and friends will be wanting to visit for Christmas. With more people contact take care especially when your immune system is at its lowest. Food-borne illnesses typically increase during the …
Have your water bottle with you at all times, before, during and after chemotherapy treatment. You may not feel well for the first few days but it’s important to drink lots of fluids. Staying hydrated helps to flush chemo chemicals out of your kidneys – the organs that control your bodily waste. Drinking plenty of water will …
Asthma and hay fever sufferers have faced challenges with the COVID-19 outbreak. Now add to that Spring and the risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma that can cause breathing difficulties and can, in some cases, be life threatening. Rye grass is mostly to blame for flare-ups in thunderstorm asthma. You can check the pollen count in your State …
When you are a cancer patient every day can feel scary like Halloween. We hope this Halloween you have a good day. We have a few little surprises in our Kit for Cancer case to cheer you up. Fruit tingles to help with that awful taste or dry mouth and Glucojel jelly beans for that …
Some cancer patients suffer constipation but for others their treatment often involves the opposite, diarrhoea. This can result in a sore and tender butt. At the first sign of diarrhoea, protect yourself. We’ve added a tube of ThankYou nappy balm, (we call it butt cream) containing vitamin-E, calendula and zinc together to help create a thick, …
It’s important in these Covid-19 times to avoid being in public, social distance and wear a mask. One of the most common ways that cancer patients get infections is through the air by breathing them in. Other ways include the skin being damaged or through the mouth from things they touch or eat. Patients can also get …
Keeping your skin moist using a moisturiser helps to stop your skin losing water and creates a protective layer. Caring for your skin is especially important if you have lymphoedema. Any skin breaks can make you more likely to get an infection. Moisturise your skin at least once a day with a good skin cream …
Feelings of depression, anxiety and fear can strike at any time and are very common and normal responses to a cancer diagnosis. In these Covid-19 times it’s even worse. Patients are fronting up to treatment with no support because visitors may not be allowed to attend. Understandable, but can create further anxiety for the patient. These …
Spring is finally here and hopefully the start of some beautiful weather. Not so good if we are still in lockdown but hopefully restrictions will be eased a bit soon. Cancer patients may start to feel some relief knowing those extremely cold days causing extra pain may nearly be behind us for this year. Those …
Cancer patients often say they get cold during treatment so it helps to cuddle up with a blanket throw. Be sure to check if warm blankets are available before unnecessarily transporting one with you. Some centres have blanket warming cabinets. designed to maintain blankets at a safe temperature to assist patient comforting and stored safely …
