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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Thank you, @Anne94. I am beginning to feel more settled within myself about the diagnosis- not so much denial, as acceptance and a determination to carry on as normally as possible. So far, only my very nearest and dearest are aware. This week, I did practice telling a work colleague who I am close to, and I thought I had presented it in a very unalarming way, but she became very upset so I have decided to keep it close for the time being. It can be tricky feeling responsible for everyone else's emotional well being, can't it? I've lost sleep, too. I'm glad to hear that your children are making use of some counselling. Do they see a group counsellor, or have individual support? So far my children are unalarmed, but this is due to the way I delivered it to them- at some point they will become fearful, and we will need to arrange some counselling.
Thanks for your message, and good luck with your treatment. :)
Thanks for your message, and good luck with your treatment. :)