I am a 47 year old married mother of 2 who was diagnosed on the second day of lockdown with Stage 2b Breast Cancer that had spread to one of my lymph nodes. I have had a lumpectomy and fully axiliary lymph node clearance and I am almost half way through my chemotherapy course. I will then need to have radiotherapy for 5 weeks and then 10 years of hormone tablets after this finishes. Since finding out 3 months ago so much has happened so quickly. It has been unbelievably hard to deal with this situation through lockdown, not being able to see my family, going to all appointments on my own, trying to work from home, homeschooling kids and having scans, operations, treatments etc. I am so thankful that it was found early enough so it had not spread to any other major organs. However, I am finding this cancer journey a real rollercoaster ride and my emotions are all over the place! Some days I feel like I am on top of the world and then others I am convinced the cancer is going to return or has already and I will miss seeing my kids grow up. I am here if anyone every needs to chat about their journey, their fears, worries, treatment issues, useful hints to help side effects or hopes and thoughts about their future and even to share some funny stories (I have a few!) Cancer does change you but I am determined for it to make me a better person.
