LONG DESCRIPTION Puja Thomson has drawn from her personal experience of breast cancer and on her training and skills as a health care professional, director of educational programs, transformational therapist, interfaith minister, and workshop leader to create this comprehensive organizer. She often thought that, if cancer didn't make her sick, then all the stress of paperwork, billing, certainly would. Since she couldn't find anything to fit what she needed when she was diagnosed, My Hope & Focus Organizer is what she created. CONTENTS This easy-to-use tool for cancer patients, families and caregivers offers straightforward, step-by-step guidance in seven well-defined sections that eases every aspect of a cancer journey: Part 1: My Yellow Pages Part 2: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions Part 3: My Medical Appointments Part 4: Following up after Appointments Part 5: Bills, Insurance and Legal Records Part 6: My Reference Library Part 7: My Survivorship plan All told, this acclaimed guide offers clarity and empowerment at times of great stress and potential chaos. My Hope & Focus Organizer offers: 1] Hope with step-by-step guidance, practical encouragement, empowerment to make your own decisions, maximized positive outcomes and minimized stress, 2] Focus with essential questions to ask, specific, targeted forms-easy to fill out! And 3] A Clear format to chart your choices and organize your paperwork, along with tips to keep you on track, and encouraging personal stories from others. Cancer is becoming a chronic disease. There are now over 17 million Americans who are long-time cancer survivors, most of who have no current evidence of the disease, but some of whom may have faced recurrences. When you're sick and need to make decisions, not to mention tame a mighty pile of reports, billing, and insurance, you become overwhelmed. My Hope & Focus Organizer removes the stress and takes the pain out of medical record-keeping while freeing the energy needed for healing.