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NaturalBel
Member
12 years ago

Cancer, a death, and moving house

Just after Cancer treatment finished, we lost a good friend of ours, who was fit,  and 42 yo, and now the house we are renting is being sold and we have to shift.

Thanks to the support I have had during my first year in Launceston, with Cancer, I have been lucky to have made some great new friends.

 Through the Northern Cancer Support Centre, I have relied on regular Counselling and advice, and go weekly to the "Coffee and Chat" group, which lead to a 6 week Pink Pilates class.  The Pink Pilates Class has been fabulous, and we have all loved the activity and the stress relief it has given to us.  Priceless.  

Will look forward to the free Encore Aqua Classes soon.

My husband shocked me by having 2 Counselling session at the NCSC also, so miracles can happen.

About to start a Rehab Plan via my Physio for returning to work, at end of Oct.

Being shouted a trip to home to visit my parents.  Also being shouted a trip home to visit husbands parents.  Sept/Oct

Taking it all, ONE DAY AT A TIME!  Oh, and we are coping well, thanks to the support and new friendships, of strangers......

Love Bel

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    Mich_x
    Member
    12 years ago

    Hey my Bella

    You have and are still having testing times but you manage to look on the positives which is great (most of the time of course cause we are all human).  Hard to beleive isn't it that there can be positives following cancer.

    You have done well my darlin and I am sure you will continue to do so.

    I am very happy that you and hubby are both getting a chance to see your folks again as I remember how much support they have been for you especially when you had your folks visit and stay.  That only seems like yesterday but we know it wasn't.

    Sending you good strong vibes for your move as I know it is always a stressful time but always a good excuse for a clean out :-)

    I hope the support all around you continues and that you continue on your way to total health and wellbeing and slowly get that chance to return to work and to the job you seem to love and I am sure would be so  good at.

    Thinking of you all the time Bella, lots of love today, tomorrow and always Mich xoxoxoxo

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    Mich_x
    Member
    12 years ago

    Hey my Bella

    You have and are still having testing times but you manage to look on the positives which is great (most of the time of course cause we are all human).  Hard to beleive isn't it that there can be positives following cancer.

    You have done well my darlin and I am sure you will continue to do so.

    I am very happy that you and hubby are both getting a chance to see your folks again as I remember how much support they have been for you especially when you had your folks visit and stay.  That only seems like yesterday but we know it wasn't.

    Sending you good strong vibes for your move as I know it is always a stressful time but always a good excuse for a clean out :-)

    I hope the support all around you continues and that you continue on your way to total health and wellbeing and slowly get that chance to return to work and to the job you seem to love and I am sure would be so  good at.

    Thinking of you all the time Bella, lots of love today, tomorrow and always Mich xoxoxoxo

  • Mich_x's avatar
    Mich_x
    Member
    12 years ago

    Hey my Bella

    You have and are still having testing times but you manage to look on the positives which is great (most of the time of course cause we are all human).  Hard to beleive isn't it that there can be positives following cancer.

    You have done well my darlin and I am sure you will continue to do so.

    I am very happy that you and hubby are both getting a chance to see your folks again as I remember how much support they have been for you especially when you had your folks visit and stay.  That only seems like yesterday but we know it wasn't.

    Sending you good strong vibes for your move as I know it is always a stressful time but always a good excuse for a clean out :-)

    I hope the support all around you continues and that you continue on your way to total health and wellbeing and slowly get that chance to return to work and to the job you seem to love and I am sure would be so  good at.

    Thinking of you all the time Bella, lots of love today, tomorrow and always Mich xoxoxoxo

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    Deanne
    Member
    12 years ago
    Hi Bel, Support is sooo important and can help so much with stressful situations. You are certainly a walking advertisement for this. Here you are having to face all these stressful situations - cancer, death of a great friend and now moving house on top of it all - and you can say you are coping well! To feel support from your new friends and as you say, even strangers really helps to change your perspective. To be able to find positives when facing challenges is a wonderful thing. It is a sad fact that there are probably lots of people not coping so well with life, with a lot less on their plate. To feel alone even if life is going well is a far worse situation to be in. To be able to come on line here and get support from all these wonderful people, many who are themselves going through stressful situations is invaluable. We all help each other and it is great that we are able to do that. You have been a wonderful support to so many on here and I am glad that in turn we have been able to support you back. Hope the move goes well, we are moving ourselves in a few weeks (in between end of chemo and start of radiation), and have lots of support from family and friends to help with this. Keep positive and remember that we would all be there to help if we could! I'll be sending good thoughts your way to help it go smoothly! Great that you will be having a visit with your parents and in-laws to enjoy before you head back to work. Take care Deanne xxxx