Hello there

Hello All

This is also my first post and I am glad to have the opportunity to join this group. Strage for someone who has resisted opening up about anything through my life journey let alone my illness.

 I was diagnosed last November, just in time for my son's 21st Birthday and Christmas. A  Mastectomy, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Herceptin and Tamoxifen  have taken up most of this year. There is always a list of common side effects but I always seemed to get the the ones in the uncommon list as well. The tiredness lingers as well as ongoing issues with joint pain and numb toes. I haven't had time for fear yet because like most families everyone else is counting on me(mum) to be on top of things so that they can cope. My daughter is doing year 12 which is a struggle for her and I decided to leave my job so I can be there for my daughter and focus on getting well. My husband and I decided to sell our house in Melbourne and move back to SA to a small acerage just out of Victor Harbor. We just feel  that we want to do things we want to now and not wait until retirement age. We want the next 5 years to be about us and our family rather than working so hard all the time.

I haven't really shed a tear about my cancer yet I'm sure I will one day but I get the feeling that if I breakdown everyone else will too and then I will end up having to support everyone else. Right now it's easier to plough on,take one day at a time and remember that there are others who are a whole lot worse off than me.

I am looking forward to getting through the move to our new home, helping my kids set up their new lives and keeping my mind off the fear that lingers in the background. 

Sara, like you I hope there is someone out there - I'm sure there is - and I look forward to learnig more about other people and how I can contribute to the cause.

Kay