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  • Cathyw
    Cathyw Member Posts: 118 ✭
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    Hhmmm I don’t feel very lucky, having breast cancer, outcomes might be better by comparison to other cancers, but I would feel lucky if I had also won a million dollars in lotto as well.
  • MicheleR
    MicheleR Member Posts: 343 ✭
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    @Cathyw, I'd feel lucky if someone told me I no longer had to complete another 8 rounds of chemo. That a magical pill had been developed and I could have my life back.
  • Cathyw
    Cathyw Member Posts: 118 ✭
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    Yes I have lots of reasons to feel grateful. I’m grateful that it was caught early, I’m grateful I have supportive family, I’m grateful that I can work part time and not be financially impacted, I’m grateful my pathology came back with ER positive results which means I’m tied to AIS for the next few years so that a recurrence is very low. Maybe I’m arguing about semantics of the meaning of words, but I don’t feel lucky that I have cancer. And maybe I’m feeling a bit depressed/upset/emotional as part of the side effects of these magic pills that will give me my life back, I guess I’m just venting a bit, which is something I don’t normally do either. I wish you all the best with your recovery and hope all will be well for you.
  • Dory65
    Dory65 Member Posts: 323 ✭
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    You put it so well @Sister
  • MicheleR
    MicheleR Member Posts: 343 ✭
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    What has happened to empathy?

    A friend on reading something i wrote has tried to turn it all into positives. Hooray its great that you can rest and recouperate. 

    Would be nice for her just to say - yeah thats shit hope you feel better soon. 

    I told a specialist that i wasnt fond of chemo and he said dont worry we will get you through it very positively. I tbought how? This was first appt id had with him in 3 mths. 

    Ive no doubt done the positive thing myself. Some things are just shit and you cant make them themselves positive.
  • FLClover
    FLClover Member Posts: 1,537 ✭
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    @MicheleR I totally agree. Sometimes it is just shit, and it needs to be. And we just need to acknowledge that it’s shit, sit with it (not literally thank goodness 😆) and then move on when we can. Trying to sugarcoat shit doesn’t turn it into a brownie 🤔
  • Cathyw
    Cathyw Member Posts: 118 ✭
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    Some people want to comfort you and some people want to fix you...all very nice, but I’d rather people just listen when I’m having a bad day...yes being empathetic is probably the most helpful way to be...going for a core biopsy on my good one today. I’m sure it will be benign, but at the moment, I’m feeling like here we go again...just sayin’
  • FLClover
    FLClover Member Posts: 1,537 ✭
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    Yep @Cathyw, that’s shit 😐. Here’s hoping whatever it is, is benign 🤞🤞🤞🍀🍀🍀 virtual hug 🤗
  • MicheleR
    MicheleR Member Posts: 343 ✭
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    Sorry to hear that @Cathyw. Hope it goes ok. Thinking of you
  • Sister
    Sister Member Posts: 4,960 ✭
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    Hope it's okay 
  • Zoffiel
    Zoffiel Member Posts: 3,372 ✭
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    We are listening @cathyw
  • arpie
    arpie Member Posts: 7,593 ✭
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    All the best for your biopsy, @Cathyw.  Fingers and toes crossed for good results xx

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