Small acts of kindness!
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What really helped me at the start was my hubby's niece who is a GP conversed and helped me through everything in chat on Facebook. It was really good to have a medical person to explain and allay my fears and tell me what sort of things I was entitled to.
Initially my McGrath breast nurse was great as well until she got really busy and sort of dropped away. She got me the journey kit organised and got the specialist to review my breast after biopsy as it was really swollen and I thought the cancer was growing. Turned out it was a fatty lump on the other side which showed up more with the pressure and clot in the biopsy part. Still very grateful my nurse listened and organised an extra consult with the specialist for me.
An older nurse who had retired yet came back to work was introducing me to the CT Scan. She had also finished menopause herself and had worked in the chemo section of the hospital before. After the scan she made us a cuppa and spent a good 3/4 hour explaining menopause and chemo and answered a ton of scared little questions we had. We came away from that scan feeling we could take on the world.
I had only just moved to my beach house 6 months before my cancer diagnosis but my neighbours all introduced themselves and supported me with calls and meals during my treatments. Even a lady who walked her dogs on the beach when I did dropped off some flowers to my door. I didn't even know her name at that time, just her dogs.
A special mention of one of my neighbours who rang me while I was in hospital after a mastectomy. It was a time I felt really down, after chucking up all night, her call just bolstered me up no end. Perfect timing it was for me.
I realised what wonderful online friends I have both here on the forum and on Facebook. People I have never met before but who share a common interest and take the time to cheer me up and support me. It is invaluable.
At the same time I have discovered some members of family are not supportive and who say they love you but it seems only in the duty they feel to you as a relative when you greet them. Otherwise they are pretty much out of my life now and I will stop trying with the relationships as there is never anything back. Knowing where one stands lets you get on with life and enjoy it.
I haven't mentioned my hubby but he is my soul mate and what happens in life happens to us both. We muddled through it all together through good times and bad and we're still together. <3
Initially my McGrath breast nurse was great as well until she got really busy and sort of dropped away. She got me the journey kit organised and got the specialist to review my breast after biopsy as it was really swollen and I thought the cancer was growing. Turned out it was a fatty lump on the other side which showed up more with the pressure and clot in the biopsy part. Still very grateful my nurse listened and organised an extra consult with the specialist for me.
An older nurse who had retired yet came back to work was introducing me to the CT Scan. She had also finished menopause herself and had worked in the chemo section of the hospital before. After the scan she made us a cuppa and spent a good 3/4 hour explaining menopause and chemo and answered a ton of scared little questions we had. We came away from that scan feeling we could take on the world.
I had only just moved to my beach house 6 months before my cancer diagnosis but my neighbours all introduced themselves and supported me with calls and meals during my treatments. Even a lady who walked her dogs on the beach when I did dropped off some flowers to my door. I didn't even know her name at that time, just her dogs.
A special mention of one of my neighbours who rang me while I was in hospital after a mastectomy. It was a time I felt really down, after chucking up all night, her call just bolstered me up no end. Perfect timing it was for me.
I realised what wonderful online friends I have both here on the forum and on Facebook. People I have never met before but who share a common interest and take the time to cheer me up and support me. It is invaluable.
At the same time I have discovered some members of family are not supportive and who say they love you but it seems only in the duty they feel to you as a relative when you greet them. Otherwise they are pretty much out of my life now and I will stop trying with the relationships as there is never anything back. Knowing where one stands lets you get on with life and enjoy it.
I haven't mentioned my hubby but he is my soul mate and what happens in life happens to us both. We muddled through it all together through good times and bad and we're still together. <3