Can't sleep!
Just reading some of the old and recent posts. There are so many of us it's scary as to why. I'm also thinking I'm in the worst area in Australia for support. I have never been given options or cho...
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I am glad you are feeling loved and supported by ladies on this great network. Grizzle any time you need to ! I do think it is easier to vent on here and then get on with the day to day things. 'A problem shared is a problem halved', they say. When others connect with you and your story it helps you - but it also helps others as they then feel they are not alone.
We may be able to survive but at what cost to us and our families, let alone the daily grind of treatments and side effects ? A young fella we know left Oz to work on breast cancer research in the US (and only breast cancer) in the 1980s. Still no closer to a cure ! ..... and if it were men's bits ..... ?
I agree that many family members and friends, whilst saying they are supportive, just don't want to talk about BC. I do think it means that they have to think of their own mortality and how they would cope if it were them.
Please keep on chatting when you have something on your mind.
Big cyber hugs - have a peaceful day.
Summer :-)