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Cook65
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10 years ago

Cancer

Hi Everyone, happy Mother's Day to all the mums, step mums, adoptive mums and fur mums out there. 

Well, surprisingly the last two days have been a mix of ups and downs. I finished treatment 10 months ago and it's just been 2 years since my diagnosis. 

Yesterday I made a complete fool of myself. It surprised me and confused me and I'm still not sure why it affected me the way it did. I was shopping with my husband  and decided to go to Bakers Delight and was confronted with a wall of pink lady cut outs.  Well, I don't know why but I started to cry. Not just a slight tear, I'm talking a complete opening of the flood gates. An hour later I was still bawling. Who would have thought that a card board cutout could cause such a meltdown! 

Today in complete contrast, I did the Mothers Day Classic 5km walk. It was fun and it am so proud of myself. I suffer other health issues that make this difficult and it's a big accomplishment for me. We were one of the first to set out and I was almost the last to get to the finish. I dedicated this walk to all the wonderful women I met in Box Hill hospital as well as all of you girls on this forum. We had a goal of $100 but managed to raise $1500.00. You have all been an inspiration and a massive support to me personally and for that I will be eternally grateful. 

Karen xox

ps that's me pretending to be exhausted at the front lol

 

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