newly diagnosed

Hi Karen,

I am so happy I joined the network it has helped me heaps, I have a lot of support at my daughters school as I have been doing volunteer work there since she was in pre school and she's now in year 3 and so used to having me at school most of the time I suppose you can say I'm an unpaid Teachers aide up here in the NT they are called Tutors. I'm at the school practically any chance I get, It's going to seem so strange not being there to help the teachers and see my friends as much next term while I undergo my treatment but if I feel up to it I'll pop in and spend time with them. My daughter is starting to ask me questions now but I keep my answers as brief as possible as she'll see enough, we also are doing as much as possible together as a family before surgery which I must add is 3 days before I turn 46, I've told my husband that we should take Angelena to see Inside Out and Minions before my surgery because we like to go to the movies as a family and we all are looking forward to these 2 movies they look really funny and at the moment I need a laugh, I'm doing as much as I can to keep my mind busy but sometimes I get tired of trying to be strong for everyone else but I look at my Angel and I know why I have to be strong and positive and my husband is the best I would be lost without his love and support but I know the waiting is getting to him too why wouldn't it. One of the most important things to me at the moment is to bring as much bc awareness out there as possible especially to young adolesent girls as I am very heavily involved in the Athletics community here in Darwin and I've met so many young girls and befriended them and I try to encourage them to start doing self examinations because if I hadn't been doing mine since the age of 12 I might never have picked it up in the Early Stages if I can make a difference in one girls life then I've achieved something well I think so anyway. I hope we can chat again soon all the best with your treatment let me know how it goes Karen and stay strong.

Big Cyber Hug Anitaxxx