Ductal carcinoma in situ

Part of living is the accumulation of these experiences.  Some people seem to get through most of their lives without many of these events - some just seem to get overloaded.  My wonderful Dad died of a massive heart attack when I was a 13yo home alone with him - that screwed me up for a number of years (no psychological help, in those days).  My big sister was diagnosed with bc when she was 32 with 2 very young children.  She went into surgery for biopsy and came out with a full mastectomy.  Her first words were that she wanted to live to see her boys grow up.  Well, she was there when they turned 18 and 21 but not much longer.  During that time she also battled bipolar and we battled with her.  I lost my warrior Mum to heart disease almost a year to the day of my sister's death.  My kids have lost their other grandfather since my diagnosis.  And then there's all of the other "smaller" traumas that beset us - in our personal arena we've had illness, injury, bushfire, depression.  I find myself thinking a lot of the past as well as the future.  My kids will understand uncertainty and grief, and hopefully also find that they are resilient enough to manage life with all it can throw at you.