Treatment Support
 

	Asking questions, with checklists
	Diet and Exercise
	Monitoring Indolent Lymphoma
	Recovery from Treatment and Managing the Late Effects
	Risks and Benefits / Secondary Risks
	To "port or not to port" and other drug administration questions
	Patient Stories
	Sexual / reproductive Issues
	Travel and Lodging for Treatment
	Treatment Support and Tips
	Diet for Immune suppressed
	Diet to control nausea
	Treatment decisions - factors that can influence treatment goal, type, and timing and            Considerations at relapse
	Treatment Tips Treatment Support page for Blood Draws and IVs for CHOP+R Treatment for Rituxan ... a checklist Treatment diary

Patient-to-Patient Support
& Patient Stories

Art 
Images and poems created by patients and caregivers that portray the experience of living with lymphoma.  

Books 
Patient-recommended books on living with lymphoma and its treatment 

Caregiver Stress
Help with identifying and relieving caregiver stress.

Caregiver Tips

"Buddies" Programs - peer-to-peer support with guidance on 
How to Help a Friend

Doctor-Patient Relationships 
Guidance on how to communicate with your doctor, and how to create a support team to optimize your care. 

Encouragement
Reasons to be optimistic; guidance on the shock of diagnosis

Guidelines at Diagnosis
Checklist to help when you are first diagnosed. 

Life After Cancer Journal  

Create Your free Lotsa Helping Hands community

Patient Stories
Inspirational, patient-to-patient guidance; Memorials

Printable Guides & Tools  
Free printable brochures, checklists, spreadsheet to help patients obtain optimal care. 

Support Groups - This page lists a variety of online support groups. It also allows you to change some subscription settings, such as no-email or daily digest. 

Tips for Coping with CHOP+R treatment

Tips for "Skick"y Situations Blood Draws and IVs: Tips for Minimizing Anxiety and Pain
 

Travel help

In the News:

	April 2014: ASCO Launches New Survivorship Guidelines http://bit.ly/1nCziYL evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the prevention and management of common symptoms that affect a large number of cancer survivors — neuropathy, fatigue, and depression and anxiety.
	CARING CONNECTIONS - NHPCO Download Your State's Advance Directives -  (scroll down to states) http://bit.ly/1a50vdr

Survivorship Resources

	Stay in charge.  Advanced directives is an important family activity that can only be done before there is a need to make use of it. Download Your State's Advance Directives -  (scroll down to states) http://bit.ly/1a50vdr
	Survivorship Care Plan - an online tool Powered by Penn Medicine's OncoLink LIVESTRONG
	Healthcare.gov: State by state health insurance options for people with pre-existing conditions
	Cancernet: Cancer Rehabilitation

The patient-to-patient support section relies on the input of lay persons, primarily.

We seek reputable sources of information. As with all material on this site, please consider it a starting point for
discussions with your physician.  We welcome input from patients, caregivers and medical professionals. 

- Karl Schwartz