Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Idelle's Story: Have We Met? ix
Part I Talking With Your Oncologist
1 A Vulnerable Time 3
2 Rethinking "Chemo Brain" 8
3 Q and A With Your Doctor 13
Part II Symptoms and Signs
4 I Found My Keys, But I Lost Myself 31
5 Relationships 38
6 Multitasking, Word Retrieval, Memory, and Concentration 44
7 Fatigue and Depression 55
8 Measuring Forgetfulness 61
9 Body of Evidence 71
Part III Molecules Behaving Badly
10 The Healthy Brain 79
11 The Unhealthy Brain 86
12 Hormones-His and Hers 99
Part IV Getting Your Brain Back on Track
13 Depressing Days? 121
14 Sleeping Through Insomnia 134
15 Fatigue, Inattention, and Poor Concentration 143
16 Fear, Stress, and Mindfulness 156
17 Brain Food 172
18 Some Tips for (Re)Organizing Your Day-to-Day Life 191
Part V How to Reclaim Your Brain Chemistry
19 Nine Daily Steps You Can Start Doing Today (But Wait Until Tonight!) 201
20 Summary of the Nine Steps and Worksheet 221
21 Future Directions 225
Authors' Notes 239
Acknowledgments 241
Appendix 247
Generic Drugs and Brand Name Equivalents 255
Notes 257
Index 273