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Are you a breast cancer survivor who happens to be childless?
I have been a member of this online network since 2014, just after my diagnosis. At a recent breast cancer seminar at a city near where I live, something hit me like it hasn't in all this time, the su...
Hi @"Janet A". Thanks for having the courage to broach this difficult subject. I not only never had children, I have never had a long term relationship, neither through a lack of desire to do so. I find this incredibly isolating. I do have a loving and supportive network of family and friends, but at the end of the day I am alone.
One of my areas of study over the years was breast anatomy anatomy and breastfeeding. A point I found interesting is that our breasts don't fully complete their development until a pregnancy occurs. Even at the time, well before my bc diagnosis, I wondered about the implications and increased risk of breast cancer.
Like you, I have learnt to keep my thoughts and feelings around these issues to myself. Others find it too uncomfortable to deal with, and it's often not worth the pain it brings me. And of course the old catch cry of "don't worry, just when you least expect it....."
I gave up expecting it years ago.
Again, thank you for your courage in broaching the subject. I'm sure there are many more of us around
One of my areas of study over the years was breast anatomy anatomy and breastfeeding. A point I found interesting is that our breasts don't fully complete their development until a pregnancy occurs. Even at the time, well before my bc diagnosis, I wondered about the implications and increased risk of breast cancer.
Like you, I have learnt to keep my thoughts and feelings around these issues to myself. Others find it too uncomfortable to deal with, and it's often not worth the pain it brings me. And of course the old catch cry of "don't worry, just when you least expect it....."
I gave up expecting it years ago.
Again, thank you for your courage in broaching the subject. I'm sure there are many more of us around