A CLL cancer diagnosis may cause patients to struggle with mental health. Apart from speaking with a medical professional for well-being support, below are a few self-management solutions other blood cancer patients have found helpful for anxiety and depression management which they then shared on HealthTree’s Side Effect Solutions page.
If self-management strategies are not sufficient to help improve your mental health, seek professional support such as counseling and/or medicine consultations to help improve your quality of life.
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Megan Heaps
Megan joined HealthTree as a Community Coordinator for CLL in 2022. She is the daughter of a blood cancer patient and has found a passion for helping support patients and caregivers to advance research for their cure and improve their quality of life. In her spare time, she loves to be around family, sew, and cook.
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