Before I found OCF, and immediately after DX, I was intrigued by the web sites for a Cancer Retreat Center in Hawaii named Kokolulu. I had planned on going there primarily because the lead speaker is Dr. Jeanne Achterberg, whose work on Imagery in Healing really spoke to me. For various reasons, including cost, I ended up not going. The basic premise was intriguing and sound: "Life after a serious diagnosis such as cancer will never again be the same ...Many patients say the return into life is more challenging than the diagnosis or treatment. They feel changed and don't know how to act upon the change. They feel abandoned by the health system and anxious about recurrence of the disease. The truth is, they have gone through an epiphany and have wisdom to share that would enrich the lives of anyone who listens carefully."
Just curious: has anyone on the OCF board done such a Cancer Retreat? If so, what was your experience.
For now OCF is my "virtual" cancer retreat.