Complementary Care
Our Complementary Care Program provides free complementary care services for women in Larimer County and Windsor, Colorado who are undergoing medical treatments for breast cancer. We provide services during treatment and for 6 months following the end of all medical treatments i.e. surgeries, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
What is Complementary Care and how can I help?
Our Complementary Care Program consists of many supportive modalities that can help a woman through her medical treatments to heal and recover more quickly on several levels; physically, emotionally and spiritually. Through the efforts of various, providers in the Larimer County/Windsor communities we offer the following beneficial services:
- Acupuncture – nausea/pain control, immune/menopause support, fatigue
- Chiropractic – immune support, increases energy/comfort, relaxation, stress relief
- Counseling (individual, couple, family) – increase communication, decrease stress
- Counseling Hypnotherapy – reprograms emotional attitudes/reactions, imagery
- Exercise Program: Personalized, In-Home – increases strength, stamina, flexibility, mental function, energy, perspective, overall health, treatment tolerance
- Hair and Wig Care – support for the process of hair loss/regrowth, decrease stress
- Home Help (cleaning, errands, meal prep, transportation, personal care) – decrease stress, more time for healing and recovery
- Healing Touch – faster surgical healing, decreases post-op circulatory/respiratory complications, mental/emotional healing, healing affirmations
- Massage (Lymphatic, Swedish, Neuromuscular) – immune support, relaxation response, pain relief, decreases stress, lowers heart rate/blood pressure, improves circulation
- Music Therapy – pain, anxiety, nausea, stress relief, enhances communication, encourages self-expression
- Naturopathic Medicine – whole person, cause based approach to health care with natural therapies (stress management, botanical medicine, homeopathy, nutrition, Chinese Medicine)
- Nutrition Counseling – immune support, decreases symptoms, disease prevention, wellness support
- Personalized, In-Home Exercise Program – increases strength, stamina, flexibility, mental function, energy, perspective, overall health, treatment tolerance
- "Prepare for Surgery (chemo, radiation) and Heal Faster" Program – reduces anxiety, side effects, pain, recovery time, strengthens immune system
- Quantum Energetics – decreases fatigue, blood pressure, pain, improves immune function
- Reiki – relaxation, pain relief, mood improvement, increase sense of well-being and positive attitude
- Reflexology – encourages release of toxins, sense of harmony
- Yoga – more resilience to disease, strength, flexibility, relaxation
To learn more about these modalities and our providers click here.
It’s easy to enroll in our Complementary Care Program click here.
In addition to these services, we also offer a Wig Bank and Lending Library.