Thank you Di for creating this site. I'm slowly learning to use it and it's great. It's truly a wonderful thing you are doing.
Mel, sorry to hear about your difficult news. Most of us here have gone through or are going through a very similar experience and whilst it's shocking and scary at first, things settle down after a while and you get on with doing what you need to do to survive.
You will meet loads of extraordinary people who are battling cancer just like you and whilst there will be no shortage of sad and frustrating times you'll be surprised at how many wonderful experiences you will have as well. This has changed your life forever but your new "normal" will encompass many positives as well. You'll see.
Stay strong and all our love to you,
Galaxy Sue.
BTW - I can remember thinking I'd just cut out the cancer and move on too. It's not naivety, most of us don't know much about cancer until it touches us personally. Try to keep smiling.