I can't connect with my diagnosis..
Hi there, This is my first post for 5 years. A month ago, I was diagnosed with metastatic bc in my spine and rib, 5 years almost to the day of my initial diagnosis. I am perfectly well, and it was pic...
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@Ellamary98
Goodness sorry to hear where you are at!
There are lots of good scouts on here that will support and make you laugh when needed. As to where you are at perhaps consider taking on treatment et cetera without family and friends until such time as you're somewhere along the track, a little more in the acceptance mode.
Well meaning comments of family and friends and offers of support are appreciated however sometimes we feel like it is all about them and their reaction rather than about us.
Take advantage of the BCNA website and grab some of the tools for coping with the well meaning and understanding of your diagnosis. When I was diagnosed the Counsellor appointed to us suggested that we create a circle around us and have a gate keeper (my hubby) and keep the positivity around me. Ring the BCNA helpline 1800 500 258
Take care
Goodness sorry to hear where you are at!
There are lots of good scouts on here that will support and make you laugh when needed. As to where you are at perhaps consider taking on treatment et cetera without family and friends until such time as you're somewhere along the track, a little more in the acceptance mode.
Well meaning comments of family and friends and offers of support are appreciated however sometimes we feel like it is all about them and their reaction rather than about us.
Take advantage of the BCNA website and grab some of the tools for coping with the well meaning and understanding of your diagnosis. When I was diagnosed the Counsellor appointed to us suggested that we create a circle around us and have a gate keeper (my hubby) and keep the positivity around me. Ring the BCNA helpline 1800 500 258
Take care