Feeling "cleansed"

Hi Louise, It has been a "sick" year for me  but now I am on my way to good things.  Merry Xmas to you as well.  I hope all is going well for you. XLeonie

Hi Leonie,

that brought a smile to my face thinking of you playing on the floor with your grand daughter. I am glad you had a good time. I hope the aches and pains go away soon!! Danielle xx

Take real good care of yourself and i hope you recover quickly.  You have been through a big challenge ( you were having the reconstruction - yes?) XLeonie

Take real good care of yourself and i hope you recover quickly.  You have been through a big challenge ( you were having the reconstruction - yes?) XLeonie

Hi Leonie

Don't know if the test will cost anything, think you have the counselling etc and then decide. It's all in the public system so it's probably free. I have been lucky with all my treatment hasn't cost me anything we must be lucky in Queensland when I hear about all the ladies that have paid thousands of dollars for tests and scans etc.

Sarah x

You girls got me thinking about my workplace.It's a newish unit which was built on the grounds of an old hospital which had been pulled down.There is probably 40-50 staff employed there.Anyway,4 of us got breast cancer and another 3 got different cancers.So that's 7 of us (me twice might be 8?)in the last 8yrs who have had cancer.They have done alot of excavating and building extentions over the last 10yrs and I can't help but wonder if there was anything toxic in the soil. I've left now so don't have to worry about it. I guess it's hard to find a cure for breast cancer because it's not just one disease/pathology.I sometimes think it could be a virus that has stayed dormant from,say,mastitis or glandular fever.You know how shingles can flair up long after a bout of chicken pox.All this pondering doesn't seem to get me anywhere but wouldn't it be interesting if we could cross check some of these theories. I think of you Amanda and imagine how hard some days must be for you.I hope a cure or better treatment happens so you get to play with your grandkids.I wish that for all of us.

                                             Tonya xx

My Mum is part of the ABC cluster - it is fascinating and disconcerting all at the same time.  They do not have a cause -  the cancers were different but so many were pre menopausal and a number of the worked around the same production desk.  You have to wonder if even something like a virus could have played a role in being a trigger though most of them believe it was environmental.  It would be great if somehow the cluster could provide a clue as to a cause and somehow a cure?  

It has been lovely here in Melbourne today - hard rubbish time so a big spring clean in our house.  I have been a little teary clearing out many of the kids toys and things.  The girls now have a room each and our playroom is gone - they are growing up!  I am glad to still be here to watch them grow (though I had a few moments of the sads today as I had always hoped I would be able to tell my grandchildren silly stories about their parents - who knows - maybe that cure is around the corner - maybe, just maybe I'll be one of those who gets into remission long term)

So, when I meditate tomorrow I'll be thinking of you - you will be the one motivating me to get out of bed and "sit" for a while - and I'll think for a bit about how much fun you are going to have when you are not working too hard! :-)

Amanda x

Will you be having to pay anything?  If not, then others would be keen to have this info. XLeonie