Survivorship

Hi Helen, yes you're right, it's up to us to pick up the pieces of our lives alone and try to move on. I dont think we ever really leave BC behind though...I mean how can we? It's such a traumatic, life-changing experience that I believe has scarred me forever. For me there have been some positives though, but certainly a fair share of negatives too. I remember after finishing my treatment for EBC...I felt so alone and lost. I remember thinking...."so now what?"...."what do I do from here?" I felt as though I'd been sucked into the middle of a tornado, shaken violently, and spat out the other side! I never returned to my "normal" life because it didnt exist for me any more. Too much had happened. I was just starting to find a new kind of "normal" when I was unexpectedly diagnosed with seconday cancer....and now I'm back in the tornado, being shaken violently! Helen I think time is a factor, and I also think the support from all these lovely ladies on this site helps to heal the mind and body....you are right....we are our own support system! I believe however, there should be some kind of formal support for women who are completing or have completed treatment, to walk away from the tornado, rather than feeling spat out the other side! In what form this takes I dont know...something to ponder I guess. Take care, Celeste x