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Hi Ree

my name is Mel and i was 31yrs old when i was diagnosed, im so sorry you and your family have to go through this.

 i have 2 kids a 4yr old and a 13yr old and i had a bilateral masectomy in feb 09,  i found the surgery ok, i was glad to get rid of the cancer so it felt like a first step to getting started! i didnt have alot of pain mainly trouble getting comfy sleeping.

i also worried how to "keep normal" but we justy battled through as best we could, my parents borrowed my kids for the first week after surgery and it was a help but really i just wanted them home with me, it helped my husband to have something to do by looking after the kids.

once chemo started we just kept on telling the kids it was to make me better and they coped ok,. we just counted them down as a family and celebrated each one as we got closer to being the last chemo!

we  as women are amazingly resiliant i look back now and think... yep those other 3 weeks a month i was a normal mum & wife it was just that pesky chemo week that was ordinary!

i be thinking of you in the coming weeks its such a rollercoaster of emotions.. i remember how shocked and scared i was, but i found a way to get through it and im sure you will too.

take good care of yourself

feel free to ask any questions about my experiance

Mel

ps; i have a very blokey hubby but amazingly he can cook and clean now! dont know where he hid it for the last 14yrs!!