Newish diagnosis
Found lump mid January - horrified at size, how come I didn't feel this before ? Clear mammogram last April. Biopsy etc. Confirmed triple negative, spread to lymph nodes, but bone scan and CT scan clear (phew). Small amount of research, already given that away. Referred to Peter Mac in Melbourne, so far brilliant. First round of chemo happened. ( 4 x 3 weekly, followed by 1 x weekly different chemo,). Then op, then radio. Should be through this by October ☺. Have decided that business class air travel back to UK nextbyear will be my treat ..... I'm 64.... and absolutely expecting that I will be still around in 5, 10 years time.
However and this where you will be shocked. My breast cancer is nothing. My eldest son (39) has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last December and this swamps any concern I might have for me and just makes me more determined to get on with the treatment etc. so that I can be of some help to him and his family especially my gorgeous grandson who is only 3 1/2.
I am of English origin and have a lot of family and friends overseas. I have set up a web site with Caringbridge, with a blog so that I keep people abreast ( lousy pun intended ) of our health, life and treatment etc. Being a naturally positive type I am capable of looking at the funny side of things even among this lastest tradegy in our lives. ( husband and father of my boys died 12 years ago of an agressive brain tumour).
I do wonder where we as a family went wrong, but the real story is we have just been unlucky, none of these diseases are lifestyle related (to my knowledge) and there will be families that have never had such tradegy, but there are plenty of others who have had worse.
Just sharing because I talk a lot....
However and this where you will be shocked. My breast cancer is nothing. My eldest son (39) has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last December and this swamps any concern I might have for me and just makes me more determined to get on with the treatment etc. so that I can be of some help to him and his family especially my gorgeous grandson who is only 3 1/2.
I am of English origin and have a lot of family and friends overseas. I have set up a web site with Caringbridge, with a blog so that I keep people abreast ( lousy pun intended ) of our health, life and treatment etc. Being a naturally positive type I am capable of looking at the funny side of things even among this lastest tradegy in our lives. ( husband and father of my boys died 12 years ago of an agressive brain tumour).
I do wonder where we as a family went wrong, but the real story is we have just been unlucky, none of these diseases are lifestyle related (to my knowledge) and there will be families that have never had such tradegy, but there are plenty of others who have had worse.
Just sharing because I talk a lot....
