Cold Cap Experience
You can see I'm back with a vengeance... I was offered cold caps at the same place I would be having the chemo, at no extra cost or runaround so I decided to give it a go if I could tolerate it. I'm ...
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Did you notice what I did? Talked too much and then tried to deflect and withdraw... I've got to work on that. I am going to formulate that communication plan @Zoffiel I think there's a couple of low-cost/free options open to me. I saw someone after the bushfires here a few years ago (the whole family did) and while she was very nice (and identified me as the major concern as I was trying to keep the rest of the family going), I never felt that I could really be open with her so I may have to do some shopping around. I need someone I can relate to but can call me on the closing up bs that I am wont to do.
And you're absolutely right, @Afraser - I'm sure that the cancer just churns everything up. I've been sitting on a time bomb of stress for so many years. And look how that's turned out for me.
@kmakm You can just "get on with it" and still be amazing! Unfortunately, being amazing has it's price, doesn't it? I hope you can work things out with your mum and sister - families are the best and the worst. But, you know, if all you can do is have a workable relationship, leave it at that. You've got too much else on your plate. I loved my sister dearly but, due to things other than the breast cancer she had (mental health issues that pre-dated the cancer), I often had to keep the relationship at arm's length for my own sanity and my Mum's welfare.
And this all started with a question about cold caps! Day 14 and the hair is still on but I still look like a poorly groomed dog-breeder in a murder series (can you tell I'm a cat person?)!
And you're absolutely right, @Afraser - I'm sure that the cancer just churns everything up. I've been sitting on a time bomb of stress for so many years. And look how that's turned out for me.
@kmakm You can just "get on with it" and still be amazing! Unfortunately, being amazing has it's price, doesn't it? I hope you can work things out with your mum and sister - families are the best and the worst. But, you know, if all you can do is have a workable relationship, leave it at that. You've got too much else on your plate. I loved my sister dearly but, due to things other than the breast cancer she had (mental health issues that pre-dated the cancer), I often had to keep the relationship at arm's length for my own sanity and my Mum's welfare.
And this all started with a question about cold caps! Day 14 and the hair is still on but I still look like a poorly groomed dog-breeder in a murder series (can you tell I'm a cat person?)!