Day 4

My partner has been amazing too - since I was diagnosed in December he has been really supportive (he was before this as well - but more so) after I was diagnosed everymorning when we got up he would ask me if I was ok, if I needed to talk about my diagnosis etc, I think he was waiting for me to fall in a heap and amazingly I didn't).

Since my mastectomy on 3rd Feb and until present day while going through chemo, he has done ALL of the housework, ALL of the cooking (I have cooked a couple of meals lately but maybe once a week for the last month), He wont let me drive so will drop what he is doing and drive me anywhere I want to go - even if it is just to get junk food for lunch. He retired 4 years ago at 47 yrs old to become my full time carer (due to pre-existing conditions I have), I have been medically retired for nearly 17 yrs, at 24yrs old after workplace accident, we are both now on pensions now (me on Disability and him on Carers, so our income is limited but we still enjoy life).

I am sorry about your nan's reaction but she will calm down and come to terms with it - I had some similar reactions and I just keep repeating - we caught it early, this wont kill me, I will have my surgery and nay treatment and I will be fine - and then the hard part for my brother and sister - but you need to go and see your Dr and tell them becasue you will need close monitoring now.

Good Luck with your trip home, to make it easier on you designate one or a few people to tell all the rest for you ,so that you don't have to repeat it over and over and over and deal with everyones reactions (if you want to that is, I couldn't do this as my family and friends are spread out and so Ihave to phone each one after Christmas and tell thme (didn't want to ruin their Christmas so left it unitl after then to tell them)..