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Janet_A
8 years agoMember
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...
Kiwi_Angel
8 years agoMember
@sister amazing words. I am 43 and childless by choice and if I could of had my tubes tied in my 30’s I probably would of as I have never been maternal. In my mid 20’s I copped a lot of flack for not wanting to have children and was always told that I “had to have 1” or “it’s different when it’s hour own”. I’m happy now that the landscape has changed somewhat and when clients at work ask if I have kids there are more positive responses than not. It’s pretty disturbing to think that my decision to not have children could of contributed to me having breast cancer but life is a roll of the dice and you have to live your life the way that makes u happy.