Finding Hope

Hope is a cognitive state that leads to an optimistic outlook in life through goal planning, motivation, and problem-solving to overcome challenges and meet goals. Hope involves 3 distinctive components: goals thinking involving a clear sense of workable goals, pathways thinking involving the conceptualization of strategies and paths to ensure goal completion, and agency which is the motivation maintained to achieve successful goal completion.

When dealing with chronic health conditions like MDS, hope can be an extra challenging concept. However, finding hope is strongly linked with coping and well-being. The upcoming steps in this section of the growth path invite you to explore hope and its benefits including positive impacts on the quality of your life.