Why me?

In 2013 i was Devastated to learn I had breast cancer. My imagination ran riot and I had myself dead and buried within the year. How would my husband cope? My 2 daughters? Even though they were adults, 4 members of both our families had died from cancer, I'd Seen what it did, to their bodies, their deterioration. What happens After death? I'm not a religious person, I'm agnostic, my husband an atheist, yet still it Terrified me!  All these thoughts and I still had to get a second biopsy as the first one was inconclusive! I had to wait even longer!  And why Me? Even though I Know it's life, it's the way of the world. It could just as well be the person passing me in the street. Well, I thought, I'M going on an adventure I don't Really want to go on, I've no choice. Also, I'm thinking right now I've got yet Another password to keep note of lol. Such is life! I'm Still here so I Guess I've still got plenty of mischief to get up to! I'm 64 this year and I'm still alive, living with cancer, having depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic pains all over this ol bod, my back is Aching, I'm insomniac etc, but, I'm soldiering on. Life's too dam short, I still want to have Fun, before I fall off the planet!  Never give up, Never! 

  • Good morning Janeyjay

    Nice start to the day reading your post, never ever give up is key. A month ago I finished chemo after surgery for bowel cancer T3 and I'm happy to say after my first scan got a clear result! Long may this continue, my frustration is the days I am down. I don't know why can't put a finger on it and feel very alone, like everything is the same but the person inside is a stranger. Maybe it's something to do with my hysterectomy as I had that done same time as cancer removed? However I agree life is short I want to go out laughing enjoying and loving life!!! So onwards and upwards.  Have a great day and yay it's Friday!!

    Take care

    JB

     

  • read your post i had vulva cancer and then skin cancer in same area needed plastic surgery its hard to explain it makes me feel ugly im not feeling sorry for myself i hope

     

  • I was just about to give up and go to bed when I suddenly remembered my password and my chat title. I am so glad your first scan was clear! That is fantastic! 

    I understand how you feel, the inner person Does change, life as we knew it, BC (Before Cancer) is gone. We realise we do die and that realisation is always there. The upside is we learn to live with it and as time goes on the realisation goes to the back of the mind. 

    JB I'm just off to bed but I Will be back, like the proverbial bad penny lol. I hope you had a great weekend, I visited our daughter, son in law and 2 young grandkids. We had a good time, as always. May you and everyone else go onwards and upwards and get up to ascmuch mischief as possible, lol!  

    JJ