DCIS and feeling down
At the end of November I was diagnosed with a high grade DCIS. Having had no symptoms this was a huge shock for me. I tried to only tell close family and friends as I didn’t want to share my journey w...
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Dear @mrscords
All the above is really helpful and worth going back to on the inevitable down days. As you will probably know, the question is not so much ‘Why me?’ as ‘Why not me?’ Breast cancer is unfortunately common and in many cases largely due to bad luck. Knowing that treatment can be very effective and that your life has hit an unexpected bump in the road (but not gone over a cliff) can help keep
your focus on the outcome (recovery) and not on the process. It’s not always easy, the process can be hard, but bit by bit you can get there. Best wishes.
All the above is really helpful and worth going back to on the inevitable down days. As you will probably know, the question is not so much ‘Why me?’ as ‘Why not me?’ Breast cancer is unfortunately common and in many cases largely due to bad luck. Knowing that treatment can be very effective and that your life has hit an unexpected bump in the road (but not gone over a cliff) can help keep
your focus on the outcome (recovery) and not on the process. It’s not always easy, the process can be hard, but bit by bit you can get there. Best wishes.