Thanks Viking 1 and Mrs H!
The reason for this post in the first place was to see how many others are on this forum who are childless and if anyone knew any statistics you mention. It's more out of curiosity to know the risks for our demographic. Studies are conducted for just about everything else.
I live in a rural community focused on families, our two support groups in Mackay are catering for older women and young mothers so I haven't gone along, one because it was a bit of a drive and we drove to Mackay so many times for appointments and treatment and two, I wouldn't have much in common with the two groups. I was originally looking for a group I could relate to but didn't find one not even online. This kind of forces us into self-reliance, there is a frustration of not finding a group and not being able to help others in the same position.
In answer to Viking 1, why do we live in a society that doesn't consider childlessness in an empathic way? I hope your onc is a good one in spite of her bedside manner! I'd love to tackle the perception of childlessness.
We have excellent breast care nurses in Mackay, whenever we need advise they are there for all of us. I am disappointed to say on a phone call to one, I asked the question of how many women they know who are childless and was she aware of the higher risk factor in childless women and bc. She got quite alienated by the questions, she said she googled and found no evidence and couldn't wait to get off the phone. I felt bad because I asked the question because she's such a lovely person and so helpful. I felt bad for asking.
