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Letting go of being superwoman!
I have been hesitating writing this for a while, but here goes! When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, of course I was stunned by being delivered the news by the doctor at Breast Screen, ...
I think it’s true that many women following a breast cancer diagnosis re assess their priorities and try and cut out stuff they can and focus on the things that are important.
For me it was the ability to say “ no” to things that I simply no longer had the energy or appetite for.
I sometimes explain to people ( if I feel like it) that the drugs I am in to hopefully stop the cancer coming back knock me around a bit or some times I just say “no “ without any more.
I was one of those people who always ended up volunteering my time for free and I simply don’t have the energy any more.
I think a brush with your mortality does that.
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For me it was the ability to say “ no” to things that I simply no longer had the energy or appetite for.
I sometimes explain to people ( if I feel like it) that the drugs I am in to hopefully stop the cancer coming back knock me around a bit or some times I just say “no “ without any more.
I was one of those people who always ended up volunteering my time for free and I simply don’t have the energy any more.
I think a brush with your mortality does that.
🌺