Reflection
I was diagnosed in late October and like virtually everybody else I was in a state of shock. From then on it was panic,tears and appointments of various kinds. All very difficult to process. I had su...
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Hi Maureen
Welcome to the network but I am sorry you also need to be here. You are now among a group of wonderful ladies who are always there to give you some moral support at the times you need it.
The staff at Breastscreen Victoria (and in particular one lass named Simone - thank you) were wonderful as well. The stress of making appointments was handled for me and, as you say, the written information provided was great because it was there for reference when my mind could absorb it. All that helped enormously after the shock news that I needed a mastectomy - a word which had not entered the conversations until that day.
Yes, there is a wealth of supports out there and we only have to ask. We don't know it is there until we need it.
The wait for pathology results and further treatments seems an eternity for us all. Good luck with that.
Do keep in touch as we all care.
Summer :-)