So my family have asked me to get help
I'm coming up to my 1st anniversary of being diagnosed. In a recent conversation with my family I have been told that I need to get help, that I need to find someone to talk to because my feelings are...
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@LisaO I actually think youre incredibly normal! I've been where you are and unfortunately at the 4yr mark I did have that recurrence that ripped my world apart. However I never thought about it after the 1st diagnosis, I was treated and moved on. So it came as a massive shock. Now I dont plan ahead anymore, what for? life regardless can turn on a dime, even just in general. Unless its a holiday I don't, my partner has taught me the simplicity of life which at times I found harsh LOL. But he's right, all we have is here and now the rest will take care of itself to a degree. I dont get bogged down with worry anymore if the beast will come back. Ive done everything possible this time been to hell and back and I honestly dont feel like it will Im 50 now. If it does, im not sure the path Id choose because Ive been there and done it and my life is compromised completely not from BC but from treatment knowing everything Ive done was preventative? hmmm because once they did that lumpectomy it was gone.
So I say to you, you are normal, its very real, what mattered before doesnt matter now...your priorities have changed and how could they not? I'll deal with retirement when it comes lol, Im a single parent for 8yrs and so no retiring for me. Working full time is a massive struggle, but there are no choices and so I only look at a day at a time and I actually enjoy it...more than that I get overwhelmed with too much to deal with these days.
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M
So I say to you, you are normal, its very real, what mattered before doesnt matter now...your priorities have changed and how could they not? I'll deal with retirement when it comes lol, Im a single parent for 8yrs and so no retiring for me. Working full time is a massive struggle, but there are no choices and so I only look at a day at a time and I actually enjoy it...more than that I get overwhelmed with too much to deal with these days.
xx
M