Wondering how to make the side-effects of chemotherapy easier to tolerate? Are you at a loss how to help a loved one or friend with breast cancer? Here is a list of product suggestions that would be useful and thoughtful for anyone going through breast cancer chemotherapy.
• Wrap/shawl – you can get very cold during chemotherapy
• Water bottles – stay hydrated during chemotherapy, great for ice chips
• Notebooks – to help keep track of questions for your doctor, medications taken, notes on doctor’s appointments
• Journals & pens – journaling is very therapeutic, it relieves stress and helps you focus your thoughts
• Meditation CDs – meditations to help you cope with chemotherapy
• Stress Relief CDs – meditations to calm and reduce stress and relieve fatigue
• Organic teas – mint and ginger help with nausea you may feel after chemotherapy
• Ginger chews – help with chemotherapy nausea
• Lemon candies – cuts the metallic taste in your mouth that chemotherapy can produce.
• Tote-bags – help you keep everything close at hand during your chemo session – books, snacks, water etc.
• Eyebrow powder and stencil – fill in sparse brows when hair is lost
• Sunhats and warm beanies – to protect your head from sun and cold
• Books & Magazines
• Hand sanitizer – alcohol-based, for use when washing with soap and water isn’t available.
• Lip balm