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The good and the bad

Sandra123
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Hi peeps

I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Taking the excellent advice on this website I pretty much started by taking it one day at a time. This does indeed help. 

I thought to share the good and the bad and would love to hear anyone else's should they wish to share.

Today I had both a good and a bad moment. I received 2 letters in the post.

The first was from the hosp confirming my op date (my bad moment) cos my stomach dropped and I had that now familiar feeling of anxiousness take hold for a moment but shook it off cos I know it is needed. 

The good - my 2nd letter - as if... a tax rebate - boom  . Not half put a much needed smile on my face . Reckon a my treat family meal is in order.

Eeee it's the little things ain't it. 

Take care peeps 

Sandra x ️X

 

  • Offline in reply to Billygoat

    Yes I know what you mean. Same happens on all the threads ... it’s not just you. I think people often come on when they are at their darkest and as they pass through this they don’t need the reassurance they once did. As long as someone is there for them when they need then... we have all done as much as we can. 

    My slant is support where can.  Advise where can. Let  people know we can (as best we can) live our lives. Sometimes just shooting the breeze helps acknowledge that it’s not all about our disease... we are still who we are. People with cancer not cancer people... the disease does not define who we are. We understand because we have walked a mile in the shoes.

    I tend to unfollow threads that have not been posted on for around the 6 mths mark.... if they need us again they will repost I will help again if I can then .

     

     

     

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    That was quite true it's just nice to know that there OK and coming out the other end of the tunnel walking, hoping we did help them and it did some good,. 

    Billy 

  • Offline in reply to Billygoat

    Morning all

    Bad

    This thread has disappeared off my followed threads,

    Good

    I’ve found you again and the sun is shining..

    Hooe everyone can find something good in their day.

    Sundial

  • Offline in reply to Billygoat

    We have to hope we helped billy and if not we tried.... guess it’s the best we can do. 

    Hope you nd your wife are a well as u can be. 

  • Offline in reply to Sundial

    Lol well better than me I clicked to unfollow my own thread ( was just doing a cull on old threads nd got carried away lol) so...... yup had to find nd click follow again.

     

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Hi Sandra I'm a bit mad really got letter saying if hospital not phoned appointment for wife to call them called just now told cannot have one yet, haven't finished with last year yet, 

    Billy

    P.s it's going to be a long wait 

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Afternoon peeps 

    bad:- none yay

    good:- not needed for school run today so doing same stuff I usually do post school run time .... except in my PJs :D this does not bode well for next wk cos everyone is away for the week ( son in law off t Orkney fishing, both  daughters nd lil ones off t Scarborough- was invited but declined to have some just me time:) ).

    anyone watching Chernobyl.... I am in shock and awe with it....totally hooked exceptionally well done series. 

    Hope everyone is having as good a day as they can x

     

  • Offline in reply to Billygoat

    I bet u are.... what was the point of sending the letter to ring they could have told you in the letter nd saved your time. May be of little comfort but usually find if they are happy to wait it is less urgent. 

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Hi peeps ... I know a lot of you were watching "game of thrones " and was a bit of a nothing ending .. well if you go on u tube .. put in " how game of thrones should have ended ... keep watching till the end .. it's amazing how he did it... but he used clips of the show, and 're did the last 3 episodes in about half an hour ... but it's so good, they should have had him write for the show ...

    The comments at the end were all praising him, and l for one will think of that as the real end to the best series ever, give it a try ...  hope your all well ... 

    Billy, don't worry about people drifting away ... like Sandra said .. most just put once on a thread ... others for a while ... and some like us "in for the long hall" your doing a grand job .. and it really is nice to have you on board ... and our Sandra makes everyone welcome ... so hope we keep you for a good while yet ..

    Chrissie ...

  • Offline in reply to Chriss

    Hi to all and help 

    i hope someone might have an idea on how to tell the wife i might not have meny more years to live, last time i was very ill (13 years ago) wife thaught i was dying she had a breakdown. She knows I've got cancer but not how long I've got fingers crossed I've got a few years yet but i want to tell her before she realises for her self, any ideas welcome. 

    Billy 

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