Whispers and Echoes - Issue 1

Stress Relief | Kimmy Alan

Ask anyone who's battling cancer, and they'll tell you nothing can tax the body and mind like chemo. The resulting stress is enormous.

Cancer patients use a variety of methods to relieve stress. Popular approaches are massage therapy, meditation, aroma therapy and prayer. In my battle with cancer, I've discovered a way to combine all.

Just hold a baby.

Take a new human, hold them close to you. Taking deep breathes shut your eyes. Strong little hands will grip you, firmly but gently. The pounding of a quick little heart and fragrance of silken baby hair will hypnotize you. Soon you'll be so overwhelmed with love, through the voice of baby's breathing; you'll hear God whispering in your ear.

Take it from me. There's no better stress reliever then holding a brand new person.

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Notes; the above form of mediation is a life saver. If I hadn't had my baby nieces to hold everyday while I went through chemo and radiation, I would never realized remission from stage four cancer.