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Guilt
Thanks to BCNA and the forum contributors (my new friends). I was diagnosed with IDC this week at 49 and have been 'battling' my emotions rather than sitting into them. That stops now. A couple of f...
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Oh yes i just posted something similar in one of the other groups about the irritation caused by some of the comments i have heard since my diagnosis a few weeks ago. Well its not like its an arm or leg if they have to cut your boob off. Lots of people get breast cancer. Oh you just have to take tablets. You dont look sick. It never ends really. Of course in amongst it there is many lovely comments and offers of support but it isnt helpful to say some of those platitudes when you dont understand what my actual diagnosis is.
IDC was hard to hear as it came out of nowhere. Then the words inoperable and incurable came. But it wasnt as bad as it sounded initially but it has still turned my life upside down and most days i just cannot fathom that this is actually happening. I wake up hoping its just a bad dream.
i wish you all the best on your journey and hope to keep in touch here along the way.
parkrunner9973 Some of the comments feel cruel, no matter how well-intentioned. Today, I feel like they're trying to teach me a new level of compassion for those who don't understand. But tomorrow, I could easily go back to being angry! Thank you for reaching out. And thank you for sharing your story.
