Sports / Physical Activity
During treatment some patients maintain high energy levels, others don’t. It varies by person.
Maria, for example, didn’t stop dancing after diagnosis. “I made sure to continue dancing,” she says. “It was one thing that got me out of the house and made me feel normal. I even got to perform in my recital, which was a real treat”. An added bonus? Her dance troupe let her dance bald!
Survivor Christine also felt good despite treatment and was able to keep running. “It felt good to be able to run 3 miles while going through chemo and then talk to healthy people who didn’t bother to run that far,” she remembers.
If you play on a school team not feeling well enough to compete can be frustrating. Thomas, a 2B survivor, was upset he could no longer play hockey. So instead he took up being an assistant coach for his roller hockey team. They even wore his number on their sleeves in a show of support.
Any way you can be active, even for short bits of time, is good. 
Walking your dog, going to a friend’s house or even playing Wii sports video games. A little will go a long way to making you feel better inside and out.