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SoldierCrab
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This is an article I read back not long after I was diagnosed.
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@SoldierCrab Thanks for posting. That was a good article - she touched on many points that I could relate to - validating to have them put into words by someone else.1
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Thanks, @soldiercrab I got teary in the para about the kids. So close to what I felt.1
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Thank you @SoldierCrab for posting that extremely relevant article.0
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Awesome. I am taking a copy to work!1
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I just I just gave this to my hubby to read. His response was “yeah, it was good. Quite in depth wasn’t it!” Translated, he got a bit more insight and appreciates it.2
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Another article that makes me weepy. So true!!0
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Wow. Very impressive. Eloquently and perfectly put.0
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Ladies it is reassuring when we read something that resonates with us about life after Breast Cancer....
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it is good to acknowledge our emotions that have been impacted greatly since we heard those words "you have breast cancer" it is not a one solution fits all path ahead for anyone after those words are spoken, but the rippling effects upon our families is a toll no one acknowledges.... this in turn makes us even more vulnerable emotionally when we are witnessing first hand the impact on our spouse/partner and children let alone those in the circles further out ....
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Wow,made me tearful too,I’m not great at putting feelings in words,she said a lot of what I was feeling.0
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Well that piece went over really well with the nurses.
We have several that are keen to learn more, some moonlight at breastscreen and some tag along with the BCN's when they get a chance. Very receptive to it.
Seems I get to do a talk at the next Breast cancer month huddle(they do these regularly) I think its in June this time.
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Thanks @SoldierCrab. It took me a few visits here to be able to bring myself to read it. But it was actually pretty good. Although for some people, treatment is forever.
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@SoldierCrab Thanks for posting. I had a cry with this one too, which is good for me as I know I haven't allowed myself to grieve. It all resonated, like others the bit about the kids, but also the bit about the husbands as my partner has already lost a wife to Melanoma.0
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@SoldierCrab thank you for posting. Brilliant! I plan on sending this to both my sisters who struggle with my 'courage' and 'independence'. It also provided an opening to start a conversation with my husband - he is hurting deeply but doesn't have the 'wiring' to be empathetic. His way of coping is to retreat and monuments could be built to his self absorption, yes, probably Asperger's. I read out a couple of paragraphs as he can talk about the 'issues' if once removed - we had a brief conversation and he actually reflected on how it is for him. Now that is GOLD! Its 71/2 years since diagnosis and I've been on Herceptin and Anastrozole all that time. The toughest part has been facing the reality of a husband (of 50yrs) who cannot allow himself to feel or respond to other's feelings. Again, thanks for the gold!
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