Positive attitude
Hi All. Before I was hit by cancer, I did take a pride in my positive attitude to things. Since the diagnosis, I have been through several ups and downs, but honestly mostly feeling down. I do try to ...
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@pinkhope
It's not unusual to feel up and down given the diagnosis.
Please don't be hard on yourself!
Petrea King is a presenter on ABC Nightlife - worth checking out the book mentioned and/or her podcasts.
Hopefully you will find the coping tools. I found early days that down was there and I allowed myself a little time to wallow and then the ups took over as, for me, Mastectomy was ridding the Cancer and the treatment following was about mopping up any stray cells.
It's a roller-coaster of emotions that dominate over the physical but in time I found it does get better.
I also had experienced caring Breast Surgeon and Oncologist who helped keep the emotions in tact along with their caring Breast care nurses.
Take care
Best wishes
It's not unusual to feel up and down given the diagnosis.
Please don't be hard on yourself!
Petrea King is a presenter on ABC Nightlife - worth checking out the book mentioned and/or her podcasts.
Hopefully you will find the coping tools. I found early days that down was there and I allowed myself a little time to wallow and then the ups took over as, for me, Mastectomy was ridding the Cancer and the treatment following was about mopping up any stray cells.
It's a roller-coaster of emotions that dominate over the physical but in time I found it does get better.
I also had experienced caring Breast Surgeon and Oncologist who helped keep the emotions in tact along with their caring Breast care nurses.
Take care
Best wishes