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Newly diagnosed breast cancer, 36

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My names Lucy and I'm 36 years old and just diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it only diagnosed 2 days ago. I'm having lots of ups and down and finding telling my family and friends ridiculously exhausting.

My biggest concern is how to tell my kids. They're very young twin boys 6 and girl 5, I was given a book at the hospital to read to the kids but after reading  it not sure if that's the route to go  anyone any experience of telling young children. We're not going to tell them yet. Doc has told me they want to start off with chemo so was going to tell them just before that starts. So they understand why I'm feeling the way I do amd why I'm starting to look different.

This couldn't have come at a worse time as should be getting married in August after already rescheduling cos of covid 

Any advice would be much appreciated. 

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    Yeah I had this ached all over it is stress and you'll be really tense probably not eating feeling sick can't sit still, I was exactly the same really anxious too I fact that anxious that the back of my mouth was sat on my tongue which I then stressed about that. I had my mammogram and biopsy done the same day April 13th which isnt really that long ago and had my first treatment 20th May which is really quick but it felt like I was waiting forever. It's a horrible thing to go through but I feel so so much better now with my plan you won't think it now because I didn't when the nurses said to me but you will x 

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    Yeah I had this ached all over it is stress and you'll be really tense probably not eating feeling sick can't sit still, I was exactly the same really anxious too I fact that anxious that the back of my mouth was sat on my tongue which I then stressed about that. I had my mammogram and biopsy done the same day April 13th which isnt really that long ago and had my first treatment 20th May which is really quick but it felt like I was waiting forever. It's a horrible thing to go through but I feel so so much better now with my plan you won't think it now because I didn't when the nurses said to me but you will x 

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