What has helped you through your journey?

This sure is a great thread.

One of the things that helped me during my chemo was to keep a diary/journal.  All the emotions were poured onto the pages.  Each day of how I was feeling, physically and mentally.  It was good to look back a few times to see how I was feeling at the same time in the previous month.  It helped me when I thought I should be feeling better than I did, only to find that I had felt the same way at the same time last month.  My memory got a bit muddled at times.  We called it Chemo Brain.

It can be a bit overwhelming to see all of the possible side effects, but as someone else said, we don't get all of them, just some of them.

I had a choice of whether or not to have chemo.  As far as the Drs thought, they had got everything.   The chemo was just an insurance policy.  It took me 2 weeks to decide to go ahead with it.  At least this way I know that I have done everything to kill off any hidden suckers that hadn't shown their faces yet. 

The most exciting thing for me (apart from being able to really taste food again) was noticing two months after the final treatment a shadow appear on my head, on closer inspection, lo and behold, it was hair. 

Keep us informed of your progress and if we can help you on your journey we will be here for you.

I also haven't been a great fan of pink, however I too wear it now and get complemented on good I look in pink.  Hmmmm oh well maybe it isn't so bad after all.

Happy 2013 to all.
Elayne