Anniversaries of cancer diagnosis

FormerMember
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I am now 4 years disease free after Stage III breast cancer. Although the after effects of treatment are still very real-I am grateful to be disease free and able to live what appears to others to be a relatively normal life.

But the anniversary is so difficult-flashbacks, nausea, anxiety, worry, can't concentrate on my work.

Does anyone have any tips for getting through anniversaries? I hadn't expected it to hit me like this-as I'm usually a pretty sensible, rational person. 

  • Hi , just one of many stories of perseverance - I actually have three anniversaries, my birthday, the anniversary of my diagnosis and the anniversary of my re-birthday when I had my Stem Cell Transplant....... and my granddaughters insist that I have a cake for each.

    Keep well and keep focusing on finding the gold in living life.

    Mike (Thehighlander)

    It always seems impossible until its done - Nelson Mandela

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