Mastectomy and Chemotherapy

There is one little thing that keeps popping up on this website - how suddenly friends and some family just seem to disappear!  I have experienced it and so have many of the other women on this site - and some of the stories will make you laugh (much better than crying!) I had one 'good churchie lady' tell me "We will pray for you Josie, and by the way can you pray for my cat - it has cancer too" I have to say that dropped my jaw somewhat!  Another said to me "Now Josie, don't let this take over your life....."   I related that little gem to my husband and he said in no uncertain terms "How the bloody hell can it not take over your life, all the medical appointents and treatment etc, it IS your life!"  Even a friend who's daughter went though breast cancer rarely rings me any more - you'd think she'd understand - oh, she emailed me the other day - they (her daughter and her) are off to Holalulu for a couple of weeks.  Half their luck!  I do have one precious elderly Aunty - she is a younger siseter to my late Mother, and she rings me nearly every week - she's such a star!  When I go for my Herceptin treatment sometimes the nurses give me a bouquet of flowers (donated to the hospital) to take home...........last time they gave them to me, I got my cousin to deliver them to my Aunt - you really do find out who your friends are and reward the ones that stick by you x x x Good luck with it all Jayne - we are here for you x x x