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Tired, yes I remember those days of chemo and radiation. I think you are incredible! I am nearly 4 years post diagnosis and I can tell you I still get terribly tired. Treatment really knocked me about. At about your stage I was very teary too. If a stranger in the street was kind to me I burst into tears - it was a very emotional time. I marvel at the women who fly through chemo and rads as if it were just a blip on their time-line and then go and run a marathon or something. Reading those uplifting stories however made me feel lazy and inadequate and "bound to croak it" but then I reconciled that with "hey, I'm surviving this - isn't that what it is all about?" In other words we are all very different. I did not push myself. My energy and vitality came back slowly and today I feel healthy and strong. I concentrated on the things I knew would make ME feel good and I pampered myself often. You can't tell someone else how to navigate this journey, you can only support them through what helps them. You will find your way. Go by your gut instinct. And if you have to make demands on those closest to you and ask for help then do it. Generally, people around us don't know how to act and if you can articulate what you want you are actually helping them help you. Good luck Suex