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Terrified
Hi. This is my first post to the network, but I really need to vent. I am terrified. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 46 in late 2014. A lumpectomy, six chemotherapy sessions and 6 weeks of radiotherapy followed in 2013. Three years later and life was getting back to normal. I have a wonderful husband and…
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As if a cancer diagnosis ain't enough!
The worst, biggest, most drastic impact of my breast cancer diagnosis, was the awful treatment and discrimination I received from my employer at the time. I was teaching in a Victorian secondary school. My whole breast cancer journey was totally dominated by the discrimination and its effects and trying to seek justice. It…
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extra long summer days
hi bloggers, we are travelling well. Sometimes I feel very sad and am not really sure why??? I have to force myself to be happy with my lot.........force myself to think positive and be mindful of all the great things I have in my life. Its Easter, and its not raining, and the sun and surf are out.......We have a roof over…
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It's Not Me
It's that old cliche ... It only happens to other people ... and although it's happened to me I keep hearing this voice telling me it's not really as bad as other women's cancers. I still have my breast, the surgeon removed the tumour and my lymph nodes were clear. So .... that's not bad! People are telling me how it is a…