Anniversary
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kmakm from me with energy to be proud you have walked thus far.
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I like that one @arpie.
The last four years have been filled with cancer and deaths. I said to my husband this morning that I'd like 2019 to be a year with no major illnesses or deaths for our family. I honestly don't like our chances but maybe, just maybe.
Sounds like you're having a bit of a tough time yourself R. Sending you a big hug you crazy uke lady. K xox1 -
Thank you @SoldierCrab. I appreciate the energy! It's certainly a weird day.0
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My anniversary is tomorrow. I was driving the kids to school and my eldest daughter (13) said that it was today. We worked out that it was because it was a Tuesday last year. I had forgotten that it was on her high school transition day. I remember being there for the day, but not leaving work early and my MIL having to pick her up from school. What a bloody awful day it must have been for her.1
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@Sister @arpie @kmakm Hello my friends & i come bearing good news!! Had my first anniversary mammo yesterday & ALL CLEAR!! YAHOO!! The mammo was done in the same room i visited just over a year ago on the day of my surgery. I went into "that room" to have my hookwire inserted into my breast under mammo prior to my operation & there were many tears & much pain & anguish that day!!
I had an appt with my surgeon an hour after the mammo so I got the results straight away which was great. The surgeon gave me the once over & was very happy. I am still a bit "lumpy" but she reckons that will settle even more. She doesnt want to see me again until next Dec for my next mammo & i have even booked it in already. So no more medical appts for me for a whole year.....if i continue to be good!! My husband & i went out for lunch afterwards at a lovely cafe & celebrated the good news!
My diagnosis anniversary is tomorrow & @Sister, yours is today, @kmakm, yours was yesterday & @arpie was the other day also....what a week last year for us all but let's put it behind us & move forward with positivity. It's hard looking back over the year, but we are all still here, battered & bruised, some worse than others but the most important thing is that we have got through & we have to have faith that our medical teams have done their best for us & will continue to do so. It's funny but I thought about the past year & I have had a very easy time compared to so many of you but I was trying to make sense of it all & figure out some positives to make me feel better & put some perspective on it all. We all ask "why me" so it made me wonder what I have learnt about myself over the year & what good has come out of it. I have learnt that I am stronger than I thought & that i can make tough decisions when I have to with the help of some medical experts too! I also realised how much my family love & support me & would do anything for me. But one of the best things about the past year, is "meeting" such beautiful, strong women on this website. It is very powerful to think that words we give to others or receive from others, can make such a difference in our lives. Yesterday when I was waiting to go in for my mammo, their was a lady sitting by herself looking very anxious as she was about to go in for a brain MRI. I spoke with her for a while & put my hand on her shoulder for comfort & explained that the waiting was the worse!I She soon went in for her scan & then when she finished, she sat with me while I waited & was there when I came out. It seems that whenever we need help, if we look around, someone is there for us & we can be there for others too & together we can give each other the comfort & support we all need.
Thinking of everyone going through a tough time & it is especially hard this time of year. never forget to ask for help if you need it & i wish everyone love & strength as we all deal with our own challenges. lets celebrate the good news & anniversaries as we are all still here fighting on. love to you all xxxx
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That is fantastic news @Anne65!! AWESOME! I am so happy for you xxx
And how wonderful that you were able to help the lady going in for the brain scam. She will remember that forever xx
Thank you for ‘being there’ for us (and with us) during the year ... it has been a rocky road .... as you say, worse for some than others ... but everyone is there to help support and offer advice to those in need.
All the best for a terrific Xmas and 2019!! Xx2 -
So very, very pleased to hear it. Maybe we'll get invited to the St Andrews lunch again!1
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@arpie Thanks for your kind words. i will always be here for all of you as I know you will be for me. That's what is great about this website. Sometimes it's the little things that touch us & by helping someone else, like I did for the brain scan lady, it makes us feel better about things to know that we can make a difference. As they say "it is better to give than receive".
@kmakm Thanks so much. You are too kind! I think you are one of the most giving, selfless people I know so please remember that when you are feeling a little sad. What support you have given to us & your family is nothing short of amazing considering what you have personally gone through. You should take pride in the help you have given to so many & hopefully that will bring a smile to your face on the days when you are feeling down. Respect right back at ya!
@Sister I am already looking forward to next years luncheon & we better be on the invite list & we'll make sure we can get a seat together!
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Celebrating a different type of anniversary... I've been a BCNA forum member for 1 year. I can truly say that I don't think I would have gotten through this so well without the wonderful support I have had from the people on this site. You are truly amazing and, together, a force to be reckoned with.8
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12 months today since I received my positive diagnosis to BC ..... up til then, I'd hoped (and assumed) the lumps would have been cysts as I'd had them since my 30s ..... but not this time! Surgery was on Jan 17th.
SO MUCH has happened in the last 12 months - lots of ups & downs, a few meltdowns here & there - but at the end of the 2 months, (after another scare over Xmas) I got the 'all clear' on Monday - so very thankful for that!
One of the 'highs' of the year would have to be joining BCNA and becoming a member of the sisterhood ..... joining an eclectic group of people brought together by a common bond ..... and very supportive of ANYONE going thru this shitty journey!
I see the surgeon at the end of Jan, so yet another anniversary ....
Onwards & upwards - I see positive things happening this year ....
Thank you all for your support and advice & just for listening!! xxxx7