Thank you for the further comments, I keep thanking everyone because reading all this feedback gives me a heart so full! At first, I was very cautious in saying anything, sitting in the seminar that day with the speaker giving great advice to women with families with ideas for supporting them, where to go what to do. Mentioning my situation to one of the speakers left her speechless, she hadn't thought about it, I must say she was a great speaker and to her credit, at the end of the day, she made mention of the childless women in the room. And now knowing the risks of childlessness and bc just makes it silly not giving mention, doesn't it? This is my motivation.
@jena. thank you for sharing your story and I am so pleased you have a great support network. You hit the nail on the head, to be included in the conversation. The more we talk about it I feel, will change the perception of the minority and hopefully, we can openly talk about our situation without looking like the weirdo in the room.
@Sister I guess we wish for subjects to be discussed that are relevant to our situation in learning about coping mechanisms with the lack of support in not having a family, the risks for our demographic group, and for me living in a remote area after moving just before diagnosis. I called all the support services in my area and there was nothing that I could relate to, sure I could sit in on some which I did but found myself having nothing to contribute so I stopped going. I don't expect special treatment which unfortunately is how it was perceived.
