Mum with young children-how do you cope?
I’m 35 and was diagnosed with a 22mm IDC last month and DCIS, booked in for mastectomy in 10 days. I found my lump while breastfeeding, I have a one year old and a four year old, this diagnosis flippe...
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Hi @flick88
You will receive wonderful support here through the Online Network community as observed in Aska's response. In the meantime I thought some of the BCNA resources may support you during this time:
You will receive wonderful support here through the Online Network community as observed in Aska's response. In the meantime I thought some of the BCNA resources may support you during this time:
Breast cancer in young women (BCNA Website).
Early breast cancer information for young women (My Journey)
Podcast: Young women and breast cancer (Ruth)
Coping with emotions after an early breast cancer diagnosis (My Journey)
Mindfulness and breast cancer (My Journey)
You may also like to connect with ‘Mummy’s Wish’:
Mummy’s Wish has supported more than 7000 families since 2007. They currently support 1000 of the 5000 mums diagnosed with cancer who have children under 13 every year.
In March 2024, Mummy’s Wish became a program of Rare Cancers Australia (ABN 24 159 196 997). Find out more about their impact here.