My partner has secondary breast cancer
Hi,
As the title explains, my partner Shelagh has very recently been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in the bones and liver. We moved to Adelaide 6 months ago from the UK with our two boys, ...
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Hi Sean, Secondary cancer is not an immediate death sentence. My first diagnosis of breast cancer in 2011 included secondaries in the bones, several bones. Chemo for 6 months brought it under control and I had three years without any symptoms or problems. My treatment was a daily hormone pill and a monthly injection to strengthen my bones. During that time I travelled around South America, Turkey, Morocco and France.
Two months ago some secondaries were found in my liver and I am back on chemo therapy. I had one month less than three years without chemo or problems. I know this will knock the cancer back into control again and I will be able to travel again.
What is hard for you is that you are far away from family and friends. Dealing with an unknown country, different cancer treatments without the security of friends is hard. Dealing with your guilt at dragging your partner away from her family is harder. But you will manage because you have too. Rest assured that cancer treatment in Australia is great. We have great longevity results for patients with secondary cancer. This website can help you reach out to others and express your fears and the staff at the treatment center can help too.
Be strong and positive. Lynne