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Introducing myself
Hi ladies, I am a 31 year old Radiation Therapist from Hobart with a 2 year old daughter. A month ago I woke up and said to my husband, "gee my boob feels bruised", a few days later I found a lump...
@JoeyLiz Welcome to you! You know its strange isn't it, how people say 'youre handling it well' I actually think it's just because as you say right now you are numb, you are on autopilot in a sense as there is so much happening and quickly, there is no time to think and so we go from one thing to the next with no time to think. That's not a bad thing as it helps us get started and on the way to recovery. It is a roller coaster ride, I know for my 2nd diagnosis it was very hard to take, but I still took it in my stride but there absolutely were some very private breaking moments that nobody had the capacity to understand. As much as family and friends are great they don't get the complexity of it, so for me the Forum is a great place to talk with a wealth of experience, compassion and support. We all just get it...its a safe place to just vent or discuss.
Sounds like you have a great Team already on the ball and ready to go! What I learnt was I had to pull myself back to just 1 day at a time, it would become too overwhelming getting through it. It helped alot!!
Hugs Melinda xo
Sounds like you have a great Team already on the ball and ready to go! What I learnt was I had to pull myself back to just 1 day at a time, it would become too overwhelming getting through it. It helped alot!!
Hugs Melinda xo