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- FinchMember@Sister you've expressed exactly how I feel. When I get to sit down in the evening and look at the forum, my brain won't process and my fingers won't type. I can't string two words together. If I try it takes me an age to write a short paragraph. Others say it much better than me, I resort to sending hugs.
@Joannie I'm not angry either, in fact I'm not even worried. I have deep anxiety issues (which first expressed themselves going through menapause) but not anxious about myself. - RomlaMember@Giovanna_BCNA At least members will know we care - it is a very important issue for the blog.
- Giovanna_BCNAMemberHello @arpie
Its a great question and one that has come up from time to time online.
I will speak with @Marianne_BCNA and check with our developers to see if we are able to add an extra 'empathy button.' I agree, sometimes there are no words that can really express how deeply you are feeling after reading and connecting with individual posts. - SisterMemberMy daughter would say it's something with m's or n's - I've also seen it as {} - just no happy clappy hands please
- SisterMember@joannie - We all react in different ways and if anything, reaching out and saying that you needed some validation was the right thing to do. There have been so many times in the recent months when I have been struggling myself and felt guilty that I couldn't make some helpful comment to someone - just couldn't get the brain to process and the fingers to type. We really need to have that compassion/empathy button for those times, just so that we are able to say "I hear you".
- BarbieAnneMemberA positve for hormone therapy @Joannie. I was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer in 2016. Have not had surgery, chemo or radio because of this. At times when I read other's posts, I cannot even comprehend their experiences. As stated by others above, each person's walk is different. I am on Letrozole with monthly Xgeva injections. Recently I have had my first repeat CT's post diagnosis. I am glad to say that Hormone treatment, despite coping with some side effects has been valuable as it is holding the cancer at bay.
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- RomlaMemberGood ,when safe to do so , to externalise rather than turn it inside and feel depressed. Convert anger into energy - great time to make bread dough manually ,stomp off on a walk listening to loud driving music etc .Well done you - I don’t think things are as pointless as you believe if you can pick yourself up like this..xo
- kmakmMemberI was very cross today about having BC. I haven't felt like that for a while. I stomped it off walking to spend the afternoon with a friend and it soon passed. I have to say though it felt good to give rein to my anger. It was a nice change from the pointlessness. Weird eh? K xox
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