I have just finished a 16 day course after radiotherapy for breast cancer ( which was successfully treated by removing the cancerous tissue around my breast via surgery but without having to remove my breast even though diagnosed as stage 3 highly invasive) although I should be feeling elated as I consider myself to be one of the lucky ones I don't. I feel tired, depressed, very very lonely and have terrible trouble sleeping without medication which I now take prescribed from my doctor in a nightly basis. I've shut my friends albeit not very many)  and family out even though they want to help. I talk to my beautiful lovely dog and go out only to take her for her walk each day. I just feel at the age of 71 what's the point . I only get up because of my constant companion my lovely dog who is now 15 years old. I don't want pills for depression neither do I want sympathy. I just want to feel life is worth living again!!!