Sleep

Get plenty of sleep. Most books about cancer stress the importance of sleep to a patient's recovery and future well being. Hard to disagree with that! Kris Carr's mantra in Crazy, Sexy Cancer Tips is "Snooze! Snooze! Snooze!" In Cancer, 50 Essential Things to Do, Greg Anderson dedicates an entire chapter to the value of sleep. Doctor Lynne Eldridge, author of Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time, writes extensively about how regular sleep may reduce cancer risk. More about this tomorrow. All I can say is that for me, getting extra sleep is easier said than done! My time seems more precious and finite then ever since my Multiple Myeloma diagnosis last year. The realization that there is no cure for this type of cancer has left me trying to maximize the use of every minute of every day. There is so much to do and so little time! I want to live! I want to love! I want to write! Still, the experts and my own common sense tells me that I need more sleep. Maybe I should make that one of my New Year's resolutions! Feel good and keep smiling! Pat