Newbie

Hey Newbie, firstly happy birthday!!!    It is probably not going to be the best birthday you have ever had, but it's still nice to hear someone say it.     I have just reached my one year anniversary of being diagnosed with breast cancer.  I had six months chemo and six weeks radiotherapy and am starting to feel back to normal again.    I remember when I was first diagnosed and felt exactly the same way you are feeling today.    It is very lonely and other people, although they have good intentions, just sometimes say and do the wrong things!!!

You will get through this journey, with the help of us ladies on this site, and with the help and support of your friends and family.  You need to let the diagnosis sink in first and just feel any way you like.  Cry if you want to, scream, throw things, whatever you want.   It is a hard road ahead but so many of us have and still are on the same journey and you can get through it!!

I wish you all the best in your treatment and recovery and jump on here any time you are feeling down and we will do our best to bring you back up again xxx

Best wishes

Jo xxx