Content Overview
- Summary
- How To Get Through Waiting Periods
- Think About Getting A Pet. Yes, A Pet.
- Accept Your Emotions
- Emotions That Surface After A Diagnosis And How To Cope With Them
- Start Looking For Support
- Express Your Feelings
- Do Whatever Helped You in the Past
- Work On Having A Positive Attitude
- Look For Humor On A Daily Basis
- What To Do If You Get Stuck In A Down Mode
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Think About Getting A Pet. Yes, A Pet.
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Pets are not a substitute for communicating with other people in a similar situation, support groups or therapists. However, they are good for emotional health and have been shown to increase longevity.
A pet doesn't have to be a dog or a cat, and it doesn't have to be an attention requiring puppy or kitten.
If now isn't the time to get a pet, it may be a good time to start planning for when things calm down. (If you want to find out what having a dog is like, many animal shelters are looking for volunteers to walk dogs or to foster care a pet.)
NOTE:
- If you have a landlord who prohibits pets, you may be able to have one as an accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
- Survivorship A to Z provides advice about how to live with a pet including how not to get any kind of infection from them, how to travel, whether to get pet insurance etc. Please see "To Learn More."
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