This is a place to chat about everything, everyone is still welcomehttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/a_place_to_chat/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2011-06-29T09:47:16Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/a_place_to_chat/posts/just-been-diagnosed-with-hl2011-06-29T08:47:16Z2011-06-29T08:47:16Z<p>I am a 39 year old mother of two beautiful girls and it has just been confirmed that I have HL. Apart form the initial kick in the guts, I feel like I&#39;m&nbsp;having an out-of-body experience? does anyone else feel like that??</p> <p>My major concern is how much to tell my girls, who are 8 &amp; 13 and having to tell my dad and brother was for me worse than actually being told of the diagnoses myself!!!</p> <p>I now feel that I have my mask on, my emotions tied up nicely! and every one has been told&nbsp;to deal with it how they need to at home, but not to bring it to me, I feel that is the only way I&#39;m going to get through this?&nbsp;</p> <p>Are these feelings normal??? please tell me they are !!</p> <p>nene x</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=434782&AppID=32009&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember