Having a hard time

Hello to all

I am 52 years old, 3 years into a new relationship, very happy, planning to do lots of things. loving my jobs, everything going really well until I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer earlier this year.

I have already undergone surgery (Diep flap breast reconstruction and axillary clearance), 8 weeks post op. 

I am glad to this day that from diagnosis, biopsies and scans to surgery that things have moved as quickly as possible, but now i am an emotional wreck and am finding every day mentally hard.

Everyone around me says how strong i am and that i got this, how well i have recovered, but inside i am not coping. I know that writing things down is a good way of outing my thoughts and feelings, so here i am!

Parents
  • So sorry but things will get better i even if we don't feel it 

    I have a favourite saying

    Him up there will never give me more than I can cope with x

    I don't practice religion but this saying has got me through more things than you can imagine in my life  and when I'm feeling near breaking point I take myself down to the beach where nobody is around and I shout it usually something like

    Enough is enough I know you never give me more than I can cope with BUT your really pushing it now. 

    Find your own little quiet safe place and let your lungs do the screaming doesn't matter what you say or scream but for me it's a relief and feels like a weight being lifted there are people out there you can speak with and going through just the same as you .

    You are strong  and doing so well

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  • So sorry but things will get better i even if we don't feel it 

    I have a favourite saying

    Him up there will never give me more than I can cope with x

    I don't practice religion but this saying has got me through more things than you can imagine in my life  and when I'm feeling near breaking point I take myself down to the beach where nobody is around and I shout it usually something like

    Enough is enough I know you never give me more than I can cope with BUT your really pushing it now. 

    Find your own little quiet safe place and let your lungs do the screaming doesn't matter what you say or scream but for me it's a relief and feels like a weight being lifted there are people out there you can speak with and going through just the same as you .

    You are strong  and doing so well

Children
  • Thank  you Eun.  It is funny you saying that about our creator.  I have always felt that God has a sick sense of humour.  I have had, what i would say a hard life and came through it a lot stronger and much happier.  Then the Cancer landed on my door step.  First thing i asked him was  ' Have i not been through enough already'.

    The only answer i could hear was that he would not have chosen me if i was not strong enough to handle it.  

    I think if i said to people that it was a gift, they would think i was barmy.  

    I am going to get through this, maybe a bit weak and broken at first but i know my strength will return again, hopefully stronger then before,  If we are not tested how are we to know how strong we really are. 

    xxxx