Secondary Cancer - Breast and Bone - Reaching out

Hi Everyone. Soooooooo this is my first attempt to reach out. I have been diagnosed with breast cancer which has spread to my lymph nodes and parts of my bones (spine, sternum and left arm). Its HER2 positive. I am 30 years of age and i have 2 young children. I have a treatment plan in place. I still cant get past the fact that i am not curable......i am completely heartbroken by this all. It sounds selfish but i feel like the only one in the world this is happening to.....i hope you can understand this statement. I have connected with friends and family who have had breast cancer and they were the the lucky ones as it didnt spread.........is there anywhere here with similar diagnoses? 

 

  • Hi there ...

    So so sorry you've had that diagnosis ... it's so so crule ... I've not had my breast cancer spread as far as I know yet ... but it sits on all our shoulders waiting ... it doesn't have no empathy ... it hurts everyone, no mater age or how much wer needed ... 

    I lost my 18 year old granddaughter to acute myeloid leukaemia a 11 months ago... and my wonderful caring niece who was a nurse, has had the diagnosis, treatable but not curable ... she always looked after others ... but I must say, she is packing every day she feels o.k with memories ...  she has been having chemo every month for the last 14 months, and is doing well ... fingers crossed for a lot longer yet ...

    So just know your not alone ... there's a few on here, that have that same diagnosis ... hopefully some will pop by ... cancer wants you to just lay down and never get up.... so you push that diagnosis right down the road ... sending you a vertual hug.... Chrissie x

  • Hi Annie

    I am 26 and yesterday I was diagnosed with grade 3 invasive ductal breast cancer which we know has spread to my lymph nodes. I am currently awaiting scans to see if it has spread further. I can totally relate to you when you say you feel like the only person in the world it's happening to... it's so hard to see everyone continue with their every day lives whilst our worlds have been turned upside down. I also have a 2 year old and I am so heartbroken for her that she could potentially grow up without me. Xx