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New Diagnosis - Should I be more emotional??
Thought I should really get my act together and finally have my first BreastScreen (South Australia) - age 53. Didn't think much about it and was preparing to book a family overseas holiday when sudde...
There’s nothing wrong with not being emotional. I had a gut feeling I had cancer even before the mammogram and ultrasound so do me it was just confirmation of what I already knew.
There can be unexpected emotions in other things but honestly your journey is totally yours, and there really is no “should” in terms of how you deal with it emotionally.
Good luck for Thursday and let us know how you go- it will be ok to have whatever emotions come up for you once you have a plan in place.