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Finch
7 years agoMember
@RR I too lost my mum when she was 58 and I was 36, though not to cancer , she was hit by an unlicensed uninsured 17 year old motorbike driver whilst she and my dad were pedestrians on a footpath. Mum lived a week and Dad battled his injuries in hospital for three months and then home to me for 28 months . They were both in beds next to each other in intensive care, it was hard for me to know who to sit with and when. My mum's mum died young of cancer ... I never met her . My children were 9 and 8 at the time.
I'm not sure how to describe how I felt about turning 58 .... it was going to be a significant birthday .... but then I go and get diagnosed with breast cancer two weeks before and operated on a week before. Telling my dad was very hard.
I have my third chemo tomorrow @kiwiangel does also .... I'm feeling great tonight , all back to normal, ready to be hit with it again. I say bring it on and get this over with.
Im doing everything I can to get rid of this rotten disease. Chemo was offered and I took it and running with it . Easy for me to say as my children are adults . Children are resilient and they learn good life lessons from this and make understanding compassionate adults.
All the best @RR , wishing you calm as you work through and decide on your plan. Chemo is doable and the drugs used these days to sort out the side effects work well. We're all in this together . The support is amazing. Hugs. Take care. Xxxxx
I'm not sure how to describe how I felt about turning 58 .... it was going to be a significant birthday .... but then I go and get diagnosed with breast cancer two weeks before and operated on a week before. Telling my dad was very hard.
I have my third chemo tomorrow @kiwiangel does also .... I'm feeling great tonight , all back to normal, ready to be hit with it again. I say bring it on and get this over with.
Im doing everything I can to get rid of this rotten disease. Chemo was offered and I took it and running with it . Easy for me to say as my children are adults . Children are resilient and they learn good life lessons from this and make understanding compassionate adults.
All the best @RR , wishing you calm as you work through and decide on your plan. Chemo is doable and the drugs used these days to sort out the side effects work well. We're all in this together . The support is amazing. Hugs. Take care. Xxxxx