This might seem silly.
Hi ladies. This might seem daft but it has been on my mind for quite some time. I was chatting to my daughter this morning and we were talking about something that happened last year and I said when...
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Well said @sister. I too prefer to call it what it is. From this end of the spectrum, 5 years and a bit from diagnosis, yes there have been learnings. I have no idea, never will, of what I would be if cancer hadn't interrupted things, but I am certainly not unhappy with how I am. That feeling depends on a lot of things and recovering (or in my case never actually losing) a non- invalid status is pretty critical. I found counselling valuable for a short time to help me over a bit of a "where am I, what am I" hump. Time and relevance help - I might have been horrified about long term side effects if I had known day four or five after diagnosis, but I grew into those a bit more gradually and my perspective shifted too. I found it valuable to explore new feelings and insights, but it's a very personal choice. Attitude won't stop you being nauseous, fatigued, or even having a recurrence unfortunately but it may help shape how you deal with these things. Best wishes