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Diagnosed on 1 May 2017
I am 58 and have a lifetime habit of healthy living. Therefore,when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, like everyone else I'm sure, I couldn't believe it. It never occurred to me I wou...
Hi Jena,
thanks for the reply, yes like you I did not know anyone else with metastatic breast cancer, it was only through my McGrath Breast Care Nurse that I got to know one other lady in my area, I live in a small coastal community and felt quite isolated at first and it took 18 months before I felt confident enough to post on the bcna online forum,do you have a Mcgrath nurse in your area, you should if you are rural, just look on line at the McGrath site to see if there is one, they are a wealth of information and a good support person to talk to,
keep well,
wendy55
thanks for the reply, yes like you I did not know anyone else with metastatic breast cancer, it was only through my McGrath Breast Care Nurse that I got to know one other lady in my area, I live in a small coastal community and felt quite isolated at first and it took 18 months before I felt confident enough to post on the bcna online forum,do you have a Mcgrath nurse in your area, you should if you are rural, just look on line at the McGrath site to see if there is one, they are a wealth of information and a good support person to talk to,
keep well,
wendy55