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  • Our cancer

    Former Member
    Former Member
    Last week my 16-year-old son asked, with some trepidation, if he could see my mastectomy. I felt overwhelmingly proud of him. For him to ask took courage and emotional maturity - at the same time as being curious I could see that he was also unsure...

  • Cancer free?

    Former Member
    Former Member
    ‘As far as we can see you are now cancer free’ my surgeon told me today. Everyone is telling me this is great news. So why don’t I feel relieved? We have been waiting for today’s post-mastectomy follow-up appointment with tr...

  • Show Up. Breathe. Trust.

    Former Member
    Former Member
    ‘Show up. Breathe. Trust’ – this was my mantra the morning of my mastectomy. Threatened by the potential for spiralling fears on the eve of an operation to remove my left breast and all of my lymph nodes in my left armpit, this c...
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