Shock is settling

thank you.  Every day the shock is lessening and now having a better idea of the immediate path I feel more in control.  Having a Scout clip in next week as I can’t have MRI.   Then lumpectomy.  In a few weeks.  Leaving post surgery on the back burner for now.  I think one of the most important things I’ve done is tell my friends clearly what I need, a listening heart, and don’t need, other people’s experiences.  Online I can log out, turn off, stop reading and take it in bit by bit. But it’s too hard to stop a loved one mid flow.  At seventy, for the first time in my life I’m putting my mental and physical health first as my number one priority.  Wishing anyone here a journey through this that allows you to prioritise yourself and your needs.  We can do this.  And we will because the only way through is through it.