Hi everyone

Hi Tanya, Welcome to this blog. I've not been long on it myself having been diagnosed last December and only in the last few months have I got up the courage to start blogging. But I must say its the best thing I have done for my 'journey'. I have gained so much from our pink sisters. When I first started seeing the words 'pink sisters' I thought it was a bit much but now I know how important those words are. My hair started falling out two weeks after my first round and I hear (from our pink sisters) this is the expected time. Even though its awful at the time (I cried and cried) you do get used to it. Your family and friends will get used to it too. It amuses my husband having been bald for a lot of years (he thinks we are now twins) and he also thinks the peach fuzz on my head now is cute. I will have the last of eight chemo cycles next Friday and I can't wait to say "it's over, yay". Though my journey continues with a mastectomy and reconstruction soon, I can honestly stay thank goodness the chemo is finished. Whatever 'journey' this takes you on, concentrate on the positives and stay strong. Laugh a lot and be kind to yourself. This journey isn't funny but humour is really important to get you through. I'm 54 years old but I still consider myself a young woman and I have a lot of living to do. And like you I want to live my life to the fullest.