Thank you all so much. I've really appreciated your support, honesty and the sharing of your stories over the last week. It has helped me to get some perspective over this and realise just what an a network of people are living with this and how amazing you all are. I finally got some positive news last night that it seems to be localised to the breast and I'm scheduled for surgery late next week so I guess the kids will be cooking Christmas dinner. I know that the op might show some spread of the cancer but I'll deal with that if it happens. I also know that even if it is clear, it could come back so that's for the future, too.
I, like Jane Doyle, refuse to call it a journey (I like journeys), but it is a life experience and we all know that some of them can be pretty shitty. What I've gotten from this site is that, women are living with cancer and so can I.
You are all amazing!