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Just because you had a nightmare doesn't mean you should stop dreaming.
When I was in treatment it was one day at a time, one foot in front of the other. You focus on the present because contemplating the short term, with all the impending treatment, makes you want to ru...
Thank you for such a great, thought-provoking blog. I'm now 2 years on from active treatment (still on hormone tablets) and I'd agree that like you, one of the hardest things to do initially was to make plans and start dreaming again. Slowly this is changing as I retake control and manage to achieve some of those plans I'd hoarded away in the midst of treatment. Your friend Karen's mindset is powerful and inspiring and I hope that one day I'll achieve a level of peace and acceptance that allows me to put my cancer ordeal behind me and embrace the person I have become. Jane xx