Feeling numb & sad as cancer is spreading
I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2015. I was told it had spread to my liver & lymph nodes in my chest. The cancer started slowly growing in my liver last year, so tried two different t...
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Hi @angg66,
Sorry to hear your sad news,the ladies have pretty much covered everything, just wanted to let you know that I too have tumours in my liver and all through my spine, I understand, I get it!!, there is not a lot more that I can add, I hope you get some comfort from just knowing that you are not alone, we are here, we care and understand, on June 28th it will be 5 years since my diagnosis and I am still here, one day at a time,I am currently on Zeloda, a oral form of chemo, which has for me been successful, I have been on it for 2 years,my partner and I have just had a lovely 3 day break at a Otis Foundation retreat, a breath of fresh air, change of scenery, to recharge my batteries,please, be kind, be gentle on yourself and I hope that your family are taking very good care of you, you can DO this,listen to your body,and just breathe, sometimes thats all we need to do, I enjoy the smaller things in life now, stage 4 shows you whats important and whats not, yes its bloody hard and very unfair, to just be in the moment, is what I have had to learn, also to be a little bit selfish as well, do what makes YOU happy, trust in your medical team that they will find the right treatment just for you,in this next stage of your life,keep warm,would love very much to give you a hug and have a little cry with you, but distance prevents that, so please know that you are in my thoughts as we put one foot in front of the other and get through the days ahead,
wendy55
Sorry to hear your sad news,the ladies have pretty much covered everything, just wanted to let you know that I too have tumours in my liver and all through my spine, I understand, I get it!!, there is not a lot more that I can add, I hope you get some comfort from just knowing that you are not alone, we are here, we care and understand, on June 28th it will be 5 years since my diagnosis and I am still here, one day at a time,I am currently on Zeloda, a oral form of chemo, which has for me been successful, I have been on it for 2 years,my partner and I have just had a lovely 3 day break at a Otis Foundation retreat, a breath of fresh air, change of scenery, to recharge my batteries,please, be kind, be gentle on yourself and I hope that your family are taking very good care of you, you can DO this,listen to your body,and just breathe, sometimes thats all we need to do, I enjoy the smaller things in life now, stage 4 shows you whats important and whats not, yes its bloody hard and very unfair, to just be in the moment, is what I have had to learn, also to be a little bit selfish as well, do what makes YOU happy, trust in your medical team that they will find the right treatment just for you,in this next stage of your life,keep warm,would love very much to give you a hug and have a little cry with you, but distance prevents that, so please know that you are in my thoughts as we put one foot in front of the other and get through the days ahead,
wendy55