A Little Love Every Day Keeps Depression Away - Cancer Survivor Wants Love and Attention

My husband is a prostate cancer survivor and ahappy, the less you are depressed.
very emotional man. He's a worrier. Every littleHow can you get in the mood when you just
thing is an issue. Every ache, pain, smell, anddon't feel so good? It takes work. The results can
doctor's appointment can send him intobe so wonderful that the work is worth the
depression. It never ends.effort. Let's look at the other side of the equation.
We can't stop the aging process. The Cancer isWhat could happen to your relationship if you
gone and there's no guarantee it won't show upignore each other all the time, you refuse to pay
somewhere else in his body at a later date. If weattention to each other, and you are miserable
spend all our waking moments on the "what ifs"and depressed more than you are happy?
of life, we won't be making love any time soon.Some people just don't know where to start to
The best we can do is to focus on today andenhance their love life. Think of the simple,
how we're alive and pay attention to each other.beautiful things in life.When my husband is feeling
If we find a way to share moments that aredown I try to do something that is loving and
loving, we might just enjoy something. We mustpampering for him. To make hands and feet feel
find a way to love each other.better we'll do a manicure and pedicure. I always
As human beings we desperately want to befind the right lotions or cremes to make his hands
loved We want to feel good. Don't you want yourand feet feel great. Make rough hands and nails
partner to feel good even if you don't feelsmooth and you enhance touching experiences.
fabulous? Could love and get some attention helpIf you're at home change the television to a
to take your mind off of your problems?. Wedifferent channel, listen to some different sounds
believe that any amount of time you focus onor music, and look at some new content on your
something that feels good is good.computer. Go to the library and check out
How can you have more love and get moresomething that you consider inspirational or
attention in your life? Make love and attention aexciting. Break your routine and do something
priority. Put it on the top of your to-do list. Do itnew each day. Make life more fun. The only thing
every day and smile more. The more you areyou have to lose is your depression.