The HT group will receive two one hour sessions per week for a total of 6 sessions, over 3 weeks. Healing Touch practitioners who have completed the healing touch program and are certified healing touch practitioners will perform the healing touch sessions. Whenever possible each patient will be given the treatment by the same practitioner for all 6 sessions. The healing touch practitioner will center his/her-self by bringing mind, body, and emotions into a quiet and focused state of mind. They will then assess the patient's energy field and implement healing touch techniques in the following order: