Early BC young woman
Hi there everyone, my name is Melissa & I was diagnosed in May with very early stage BC HER2+, I just turned 30 in March. I know it may not be so recent, but I wanted to reach out & share my story & h...
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@MelissaD A big welcome to you, I'm sorry you are here and so young, I'm 49, so a bit older, I was 43 at my 1st diagnosis.
Melissa everything you said is absolutely true, because it does happen so incredibly fast, there's just too much to sift through, it is completely overwhelming. It's also very normal to feel lost, angry and unsure if you can even do it. I found Chemo very hard, I was very ill and ended up having to stop work which is tough as Im a single parent. I'm so glad you have a great support network around you, it's so important. I think even now I try to make sense of it all, and there just isn't, acceptance I'm not sure it really ever comes. For me it's because I was healthy, not a thing wrong with me, the treatment made me ill, so that's the hard part getting your head around how you look and feel and then hearing you have BC...crazy really. So I say, do a day at a time, don't look too far ahead and most importantly put you first, nurture you take the time, its so incredibly important. You will get through it, absolutely and you'll move on. I'm 20 months post chemo now, its been a long road back but feeling better than ever! Hugs Melinda xo
Melissa everything you said is absolutely true, because it does happen so incredibly fast, there's just too much to sift through, it is completely overwhelming. It's also very normal to feel lost, angry and unsure if you can even do it. I found Chemo very hard, I was very ill and ended up having to stop work which is tough as Im a single parent. I'm so glad you have a great support network around you, it's so important. I think even now I try to make sense of it all, and there just isn't, acceptance I'm not sure it really ever comes. For me it's because I was healthy, not a thing wrong with me, the treatment made me ill, so that's the hard part getting your head around how you look and feel and then hearing you have BC...crazy really. So I say, do a day at a time, don't look too far ahead and most importantly put you first, nurture you take the time, its so incredibly important. You will get through it, absolutely and you'll move on. I'm 20 months post chemo now, its been a long road back but feeling better than ever! Hugs Melinda xo