12 months on

Happy anniversary, Kath.  That year of treatment is probably the longest year of our lives and so good to put behind us.  Like many others, I found my lump in the shower, between mammograms and shortly after a check-up.  There was a small bruise as though I had bumped into something sharp, with a lump underneath.  Things moved very fast then - biopsy, scans, mastectomy, chemo, rads and finally a hysterectomy.  It was a very full year - 2012.  In March I will have my 5th anniversary of finding the lump. As Alison says we come to terms with our mortality and live life with appreciation.  In the last 4 years I have been on safari in the Masai Mara, walked the Great Wall of China, and explored New York City - trips I would probably not have done without the diagnosis. I hope you have a happy and healthy 2017.  Michelle x