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Having an Aha moment!
On this breast cancer "journey" would anyone like to share their Aha moment, that helped them decide to change tracks and reassess how they are doing life?
I'm not sure if I had an AHA moment, but something switched in my mind. When diagnosed with BC I was in shock, but i had work to concentrate on, it was really important to me that I carried on working throughout treatment, in hindsight not sure if it was for my benefit or just to show I can cope with this like I cope with everything else.
All my active treatment was finished last March, I am on Femara and ageing alot quicker than I would like, but kept on working harder. Anyway something snapped around September and had a long conversation with husband about giving up work and travelling around Oz. I did the numbers (am an accountant so can show the numbers work!) So we bought a caravan, I resigned from my job - we put our house on the market earlier this year and sold. My husband then resigned from his job, sadly covid stopped us in our tracks for a while but we are now back on course. Both are no longer in stressful jobs, we are sat in a caravan park with our 2 beagles having a beer as I write this. Am I scared we made a hasty decision - maybe, but life's too short for regrets as we all know so well.
So whether its an AHA moment or not - put yourself and your wellbeing at the forefront.
All my active treatment was finished last March, I am on Femara and ageing alot quicker than I would like, but kept on working harder. Anyway something snapped around September and had a long conversation with husband about giving up work and travelling around Oz. I did the numbers (am an accountant so can show the numbers work!) So we bought a caravan, I resigned from my job - we put our house on the market earlier this year and sold. My husband then resigned from his job, sadly covid stopped us in our tracks for a while but we are now back on course. Both are no longer in stressful jobs, we are sat in a caravan park with our 2 beagles having a beer as I write this. Am I scared we made a hasty decision - maybe, but life's too short for regrets as we all know so well.
So whether its an AHA moment or not - put yourself and your wellbeing at the forefront.