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Steps For Improving Your Quality of Life
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- 1. Conserve your energy for essential or pleasurable
activities.
- 2. Work collaboratively with your medical team so that
you can get the best possible medical and supportive
care.
- 3. Avoid procrastination.
- 4. Set realistic, achievable goals.
- 5. Don't let mistakes debilitate or destroy you. move
on.
- 6. Avoid negative thinking and self-destructive behavior.
- 7. Make end-of-life decisions, including writing legal and
medical wills, and an Advanced Directive.
- 8. Take control. Even when your prognosis is not good,
you still have choices.
- 9. Try to maintain your hope, endurance, faith, and
courage.
- 10. Seek spiritual guidance from your faith, community,
religious or inspirational readings, or other sources.
- 11. Acknowledge your need for psychological support and
seek assistance from a professional counselor, pastor,
social worker, or a wise friend or family member.
- 12. Learn new techniques to promote relaxation, such as
yoga, tai chi, and meditation.
- 13. Engage in pleasurable diversions, such as art, music,
hobbies, social events, and physical activities.
- 14. Give of yourself to others.
- 15. Strengthen your relationships by spending more quality
time with family members and friends.
- 16. Recognize the sources of your anger and use techniques
of forgiveness and mindful meditation to move on.
- 17. Try not to let your illness dominate your life.
- 18. Be willing to make the necessary compromises as you
go through treatment.
We hope that this booklet will help you reach out and take
advantage of the many resources available to you.
Remember, You're Not Alone !
Mastery of courage is the challenge.
Quality of Life is the goal!
Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD
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