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Hello I am 36 years old and was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer (right breast and tumours on my left lung) in May 2018. I have been having chemotherapy since then and no end in sight so far. I h...
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Hi Annika,
I'm about to head out but will check back in tomorrow for a lengthy email. Like you, I have stage 4 breast cancer after having a lumpectomy and lymph node clearance back in 2016. I have had 6 months of chemo, shitloads of radiation and thought I was on the home stretch (all in 2016).......until just recently!!! I have just been diagnosed as having mets in my bones. I'm still waiting on appt with oncologist to see what happens next but holy heck I plan on being here for a long while and seeing my kids grow up, and I'm a really stubborn bitch as most of my friends say.
I've become a single mum since my last brush with cancer (ex blamed me for getting cancer and because I had ongoing issues with infections in arm I couldn't go on the holidays he wanted to - so so long sucker) so this time around has hit me particularly hard.
My counsellor has been amazing and I've taken a day by day approach and I have learned to say no to things and ask for help when needed. This has been so much easier asking for help this time around as last time ex husband was out training for marathons and stuff and I felt incredibly guilty asking for friends help when it should have been him.
Each day is a new day and the sun will rise tomorrow, it may not be where you wanted to be in life at this particular moment, I'm sure all of us wish it away, but try and find joy in the simple things.
My kids are older than yours (14 and 12) but I know how hard it must be for you!
Sending you the biggest cyber hug and I'll check back in tomorrow
xoxoxoxo
I'm about to head out but will check back in tomorrow for a lengthy email. Like you, I have stage 4 breast cancer after having a lumpectomy and lymph node clearance back in 2016. I have had 6 months of chemo, shitloads of radiation and thought I was on the home stretch (all in 2016).......until just recently!!! I have just been diagnosed as having mets in my bones. I'm still waiting on appt with oncologist to see what happens next but holy heck I plan on being here for a long while and seeing my kids grow up, and I'm a really stubborn bitch as most of my friends say.
I've become a single mum since my last brush with cancer (ex blamed me for getting cancer and because I had ongoing issues with infections in arm I couldn't go on the holidays he wanted to - so so long sucker) so this time around has hit me particularly hard.
My counsellor has been amazing and I've taken a day by day approach and I have learned to say no to things and ask for help when needed. This has been so much easier asking for help this time around as last time ex husband was out training for marathons and stuff and I felt incredibly guilty asking for friends help when it should have been him.
Each day is a new day and the sun will rise tomorrow, it may not be where you wanted to be in life at this particular moment, I'm sure all of us wish it away, but try and find joy in the simple things.
My kids are older than yours (14 and 12) but I know how hard it must be for you!
Sending you the biggest cyber hug and I'll check back in tomorrow
xoxoxoxo