then return here. The "Wellness Book" was created by the Central NJ Brain Tumor Support Group as a guide for our new members and it was used as a hand out at the October 2001 conference Diagnosis Brain Tumor: You Are NOT Alone that we co-hosted with The Brain Tumor Society.
Click here to read the"Wellness Book"
online. Click here to view or Print it on your
computer using Adobe Acrobatİ. NOTE: Printing requires you to have installed
the free PDF plug-in from Adobe. Most new computers already have it. If your
computer can't open the file, download and install the then return here.
You can also view and download the forms for your Wellness Book by clicking these two links Forms 1, and Forms 2. (Forms1 contains Brain Tumor Fact Sheet, My Recovery Team, MRI/ CT Results, Questions for my Doctors, Surgical Notes, My Chemotherapy Schedule, and My Radiation Schedule. Forms2 contains My Medication Record)
The "Wellness Book" covers the following topics:
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR DOCTOR SAYS YOU HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR
STEP ONE: GET ORGANIZEDESTABLISH YOUR RECOVERY TEAM AND TAKE CONTROL
SET UP YOUR WELLNESS BOOK
GET SPECIFIC DETAILS REGARDING YOUR DIAGNOSIS
CONTACT A BRAIN TUMOR SUPPORT GROUP
STEP TWO: DO YOUR HOMEWORK
EDUCATE YOURSELF
RESEARCH YOUR TREATMENT OPTIONS
INVESTIGATE COMPLEMENTARY OR ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE COVERAGE
STEP THREE: MAKE AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
ADOPT A POSITIVE OUTLOOK
DEALING WITH THE STATISTICS
TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES
STEP FOUR: COVER ALL THE BASES
AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE
KEEPING ACCESS TO VITAL RECORDS
GETTING A SECOND OPINION
GIVING AND RECEIVING
HANDLING DEFICITS
A NOTE FOR CAREGIVERS
Seizure InformationS
RESOURCE LIST
Online Resources