http://www.thewebelongproject.com/blog/open-letter-mastectomy-patient
Hi ladies....click on the above link - beautifully written piece by a nurse to "the one" having a mastectomy.....a gift to us all - worth the read....luv Jen xx
Thanks Michelle.....just had to share it on here after I discovered it.....hope all going great for you!
Big hug, Jen xx
Oh.....best of luck with your future surgery! Yes, a beautifully written piece & glad you got the benefit of reading this first before the event......just go with the flow & take each day as it comes!
Sending you cyber hugs....Jen x
Great to know such a beautiful letter exists & impacts us & our wonderful partners too.....like you it was a pretty immediate decision so not much time to think - just wanted the cancer gone & not much thought until later....miss my breast but glad to have my life more.....as we all are!
Big hug, Jen x
Yes Michele....totally know what you mean & feel the same way about my missing boob. I'm 2 years along now & I do think it gets a bit easier with the passing of time....even the anxieties of worrying about the other breast eases slightly.
Definitely a fabulous piece of writing & glad I found it!
Big hug Jen x
Wow, what a beautiful thing to write to us...made me a bit teary...for even though the days since I lost my left breast last September are increasing in number...the memory of it never leaves you and of course with each look in the mirror as you go to shower, dry off, get dressed, place a soft form or prosthetic in it's place... I miss my breast. I feel sad it was diseased, glad the cancer is gone though (hopefully-I still get anxious if my other breast will have changes) and now trying to get back to some sort of normal. The scar is fading and I am still a beautiful person, lopsided but still alive. For that I am grateful. Thanks for posting this Jen.
Cheers, Michelle T :-)
Tears appeared here in both of us as I read this to my husband. It sure is a grieving process for something that you have lost. A decision that is not taken lightly but a decision that is made immediately upon, in my case, being diagnosed.
Thank you for posting this up
Take care
xx
oh Gosh, Tears are flowing....with this procedure still to come for me, it has opened the fear cave, but some how made it beautiful and bearable...
We often forget the way things effect medical staff as well...the things they see everyday must be so distressing...but they too are resilient creatures and continue day in day out to provide the very best of care....they too are champions!
This is why, although I would love to be in the health profession, I am not, i would want to take everyone home and cuddle them.....
I have shared the link on my page....thank you for sharing it here...
Beautiful, Jen. I am so glad you posted this. Michelle x
I am in tears just reading it, such powerful words from an amazing member of the operating team. Well worth a read.
