The answer wasn’t clear
Well I’m off to see Oncologist on Thursday am i silly to ask. The answer to the proposed radiation was delivered to me by by the nurse coordinator that I wouldn’t be having radiation and a letter w...
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@Nefertari Just today I was asked that raised-eyebrow-and-you're-OK question. These days I just smile and nod and say yes, all looking good, or something like that. If people have a follow up health question I get into the NED conversation. And/or Letrozole. But it's a whole can of worms to open and really, who wants to listen to that?
It's a reality that with a few exceptions, the only people who know about the ongoing effects of a breast cancer diagnosis are the people who have it and those very close to them.
I've found that genuine empathy has come from the older people I've met along the way. People who've lived long enough to have had serious health issues themselves. It's a life wisdom I suppose.
I'm striving for acceptance for the chronic pain and mobility issues I now live with. Part of me still rages in an 'it's not fair' kind of way, mentally lying on my back and drumming my heels into the floor like a toddler! But nothing ever is fair and there's a whole heap of people who aren't here anymore who'd love to be, screaming ankles and all. So I strive for grace, and as you say, when I need to unload I come here! K xox
It's a reality that with a few exceptions, the only people who know about the ongoing effects of a breast cancer diagnosis are the people who have it and those very close to them.
I've found that genuine empathy has come from the older people I've met along the way. People who've lived long enough to have had serious health issues themselves. It's a life wisdom I suppose.
I'm striving for acceptance for the chronic pain and mobility issues I now live with. Part of me still rages in an 'it's not fair' kind of way, mentally lying on my back and drumming my heels into the floor like a toddler! But nothing ever is fair and there's a whole heap of people who aren't here anymore who'd love to be, screaming ankles and all. So I strive for grace, and as you say, when I need to unload I come here! K xox