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Cook65
Cook65 Member Posts: 733 ✭
edited May 2016 in Day to day

Hi Everyone, happy Mother's Day to all the mums, step mums, adoptive mums and fur mums out there. 

Well, surprisingly the last two days have been a mix of ups and downs. I finished treatment 10 months ago and it's just been 2 years since my diagnosis. 

Yesterday I made a complete fool of myself. It surprised me and confused me and I'm still not sure why it affected me the way it did. I was shopping with my husband  and decided to go to Bakers Delight and was confronted with a wall of pink lady cut outs.  Well, I don't know why but I started to cry. Not just a slight tear, I'm talking a complete opening of the flood gates. An hour later I was still bawling. Who would have thought that a card board cutout could cause such a meltdown! 

Today in complete contrast, I did the Mothers Day Classic 5km walk. It was fun and it am so proud of myself. I suffer other health issues that make this difficult and it's a big accomplishment for me. We were one of the first to set out and I was almost the last to get to the finish. I dedicated this walk to all the wonderful women I met in Box Hill hospital as well as all of you girls on this forum. We had a goal of $100 but managed to raise $1500.00. You have all been an inspiration and a massive support to me personally and for that I will be eternally grateful. 

Karen xox

ps that's me pretending to be exhausted at the front lol

 

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  • Jane221
    Jane221 Member Posts: 1,194 ✭
    edited May 2016

    Well done Karen, what an awesome effort (& love the pic!).

    Funny you should mention the emotion at Baker's Delight - as a newly trained Community Liaison for BCNA I trotted down to the local store to buy buns and say thank you for their support and found it quite an emotional experience, the ladies were so lovely and supportive and seeing my kid's pink lady silhouette dedicated to me and my mum made me tear up, but thankfully I (mostly) kept it together!  

    Looks like you had a great day today, thanks for being such an inspiration and support to so many of us here on the network 

  • rowdy
    rowdy Member Posts: 1,165 ✭
    edited May 2016

    Hi Karen last year I did the 4km run with my daughter in law and I found it to be very emotional for when I crossed the finish line. This year I was away for a wedding and was going to do in Newcastle, but unfortunately I have done my knee, I was so dissapointed. This is a lovely picture of you and your friends finishing well done.

    Thank you for being there for me and others, you and I have travelled this trip around the same time and isn't it great that we have got to the other side. Who would have thought chatting online to people you have never meet could help so much, thank you everyone xxx

  • Arleene
    Arleene Member Posts: 238 ✭
    edited May 2016

    Hi Karen, 

    I also did the 4km walk and the feeling of achievement when crossing the finish line is awesome and I also was doing it for practically everyone I have come in contact with and who have supported me, all in all the best way to start mothers day and I love the photo.

    Anita xx

  • Ann-Marie
    Ann-Marie Member Posts: 1,113 ✭
    edited May 2016

    What a great picture Karen :) Congratulations on hitting your goal out the park. As Rowdy mentioned thank you so much for the support you have provided the members on the Online Network.

    Melbourne turned on the weather didn't it? Hopefully you didn't get too wet.

    Ann-Marie x

  • jacquipp
    jacquipp Member Posts: 73 ✭
    edited May 2016

    Congratulations on doing the walk, great effort. And raising so much money, wow awesome. So glad you are doing well. You offer so many support in so many ways, so THANK YOU!

    hugs, Jacqui

  • Cook65
    Cook65 Member Posts: 733 ✭
    edited May 2016

    We had such a fun morning. I'm so glad I wasn't the only one affected by the card board cut outs. Gee I felt silly. Xox

  • Cook65
    Cook65 Member Posts: 733 ✭
    edited May 2016

    Oh Rowdy, it's wonderful to be on the other side. It's amazing that you can consider people you've never actually met as your friends. Xox

  • Cook65
    Cook65 Member Posts: 733 ✭
    edited May 2016

    I actually really enjoyed walking in the rain. My motto was "I got through chemo, what's a bit of rain?" Xox

  • Cook65
    Cook65 Member Posts: 733 ✭
    edited May 2016

    Just paying it forward Jacqui. Xox

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Orbost, VictoriaPosts: 0
    edited May 2016

    Good on you Karen, I would like to do the Mothers Day Classic next year. What an inspiration, looks like it was a great day. Sending you a big cuddle, Trace ??????????

  • primek
    primek Member Posts: 5,392 ✭
    edited May 2016

    Perfectly normal reaction I think. Well done on tbe 5 k.

  • Brenda5
    Brenda5 Member Posts: 2,423 ✭
    edited May 2016

    So that's what it was? I saw one in the shopping centre yesterday and my heart started doing the flutter and my emotions started wavering. Luckily I had my family with me and one of my sons started chatting with me while I sat down about nothing in particular but it did pull my mind out of its spiral and I was ok. Forgot all about it then.

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