67 years old married to my rock of a husband for 49 years. Newly diagnosed with Breast and Liver cancer having been lost in the system for nearly two years. I have my first meeting with the Oncologist on Monday and I am getting really scared now. Finding it very difficult to sleep or eat at the moment and I know I need to do both with the fight that is ahead of me. I have met some wonderful caring people over the last couple of weeks who have helped me a lot. Now I just want my treatment to begin then hopefully I will feel that something is being done xxx
Evening Owler, your welcome my friend, and you'll never hear anyone here saying pull yourself together, on the contrary, I firmly believe in being honest with your emotions, as a good cry certainly helps me, I also live with the saying, I have cancer, cancer doesn't have me, and even coming up to 4 years from diagnosis, make the most of life, I imagine all your thoughts are on the next couple of days, but we all find a way to move on and family are a huge help, which I'm happy to see you have too. My best wishes again for you tomorrow.
Eddie xx
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