[Mary Jo]

I, too, so agree with the counseling aspect. I also agree that yes, dealing with the psychological aspect of a cancer diagnosis is often times harder than dealing with the physical aspect of the disease - i.e. - surgery - chemo - radiation etc.

I remember while going through chemo and my bi-weekly visits with my oncologist one of the questions always asked of me was "do you have a good support system?" That always made me happy that they asked that. Although I did have a great support system I realize many people do not. If you did not have a strong support system they set something in place for those people. I also remember after my prophylactic mastectomy the social worker for the "Breast Care Clinic" came to speak with me - I'm sure to see how well I was doing or not doing - and also offering me their services if I was interested.

So. yes, it is SOOOO important for our medical teams to offer these very important services to us and our families. They are needed and beneficial. It's a tough disease in WAY MORE ways than one.

Thanks hopeful for bringing this to our attention.

Love & Peace,

Mary Jo