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Hi, I was diagnosed with an active stage 3 melanoma on Thursday last week and have CT and MRI scans booked for this Thursday. My head and stomach are spinning - it is quite a challenge to realise this is actually happening to me! I have read various articles about the sentinel node biopsy and even immunotherapy and targeted treatment and it feels quite overwhelming at times. I guess it’s one day at a time but it is scary. Does anyone have any tips? Thank you in advance

Bellamay 2 months ago

Overwhelming. Mind blowing. Disbelief. No control It’s all so so stressful. I was stuck, rabbit in headlights.

i saw a book “Ganbatte, the Japanese Art of moving Forward “. It helped. Even the first few pages. Persevere, keep moving forward, don’t give up, it’s ok, you did everything you could.

There’s an illustration of the great wave of Kanagawa (google it!) The rowing boats full of fishermen could be shipwrecked.” The fishermen don’t give up, but row, hoping they can manage to ride the top of the wave to safety.”

I try not to let the wave that could cause the wreckage, completely overwhelm me. Yes, sometimes rowing hard is exhausting and there are still tears but the idea helps me.
Hope this helps a wee bit.

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