I hate new years eve…i hate the thought/worry of what the next year will bring…i never celebrate it…just go to bed and pull the duvet over my head.
karen
yep, im the same have never liked new years eve always worried about what the new year will bring , but am praying next year will be better than this one for all of us .
Lots of Hugs
Lindiloo x
I’ve got a different view of it! I’m living with secondaries (initial diagnosis 12 years ago and 3 years with secondaries) and really glad that I’m here for another year and hope that I’ll be here this time next year but I can also understand that each year brings uncertainties for all of us living with it.
Pinkdove
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I always find New Year’s Eve difficult. My mum lost her battle with cancer on New Years Eve and there are a lot of painful memories. I tend to look back at what has gone and have regrets, even though I know it is pointless because I can’t change anything.
Now New Year’s Day, that is a bit different, easier to look forward rather than to look back. I hope and pray the New Year brings peace and happiness to us all.
It must be really hard Turnip as it’s a constant reminder of your mum and I don’t blame you for finding it difficult.
My granddad died on Boxing Day (many years ago now) and for a long time it was a reminder. My mum died of breast cancer in the spring but I think it’s especially sad when it’s round this time of year when we lose people.
Pinkdove
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I HATE New Year’s Eve! Don’t get me wrong, after nearly a year of surgery, chemo and rads, I’ll be glad to see the back of this year. I just find New Year’s Eve so sad and, dare I say it, depressing, all the Christmas stuff is over, the weather is awful etc., etc.
God, I sound like the grinch lol.
Julie x
well im not looking oforward to this years that for sure, oh yes i got my christmas break from chemo, but NEW YEARS EVE my next one now, had so many plans. but to be honest being well on christmas for my kids is more important thans being able to go out on new year just to prob wake with a hangover from hell. i will be glad to see the back of this year and prob next year by time all treatment is finished, as i wasnt diagnosed till september. anyone else got chemo on new years eve
Yes Jez i too find it depressing…always have…even before BC.
madgal1979…how c**p to have that on new years eve…but as you have said at least you should feel well for xmas and your kids…thats good.
karen x
I have never really made a fuss of New years Eve, mainly because hubby usually does ‘on call’, it pays quite a lot and after christmas we all need the money.
My grown up girls usually have parties to go too so many times i have been on my own watching the TV and feeling sorry for myself.
However this has now changed, 2 yrs ago i had the news on 23rd DEC i faced 7 months of chemo. when people said ‘happy new year’ i grimmaced but just said ‘thanks’.
Last year i was not well but this new year i intend to share with friends and ENJOY IT. I am pleased to be alive. None of us know what another year brings and i have lost a few friends this year but life is for the living hey kids!!
Hate the weather though SPRING is my season but at least 1st jan brings me closer to it.
Rx
madgal, nice to see you posting on here, yes new years will be hard for you with treatments i know how bad you feel after wards, but it is one less to go.keep strong ,a new year always brings uncertainty, but its aslo a new begining. take care of yourself, maybe this new year resolution should be to take more time for yoyrself and let others help out more!!! you will know what i mean by that!! imgoing to my sons for the new year so will be surrounded by little ones , dont think i will get the rest i need though do you ?!!! love lynn xx
I am not looking forward to it this year as I have to go for my first mammogram since my diagnosis, followed by and appointment with the surgeon 10 days later. This is 2 days after I start a new job, so as you can imagine I just want to get everything out of the way. Last year I was just focused on getting through this year, now I’ve got loads to look forward to but I don’t feel I can celebrate until I get the surgeon’s appointment out of the way - I just need to know all is OK.
I can see where you are all coming from - it is a difficult time. But for me, despite not having anything special planned - just a nice botle of something bubbly with OH, it is a reminder that I managed another year and that I did have some brilliant times, despite feeling pretty rotten at times. I am looking forward to another year, especially now that I am off the drugs and hope that I continue to do well.
To all of you I hope that the New Year will bring some happiness and peace and that you all stay well.
Birgit
Me, I’ve always HATED New Year.
When I was diagnosed back in April it felt like the world had ended. But now, here I am alive and kicking, and with lots of plans for the future and the end of treatment only days away. I feel like I’ve never had a better reason to be glad to see New Year. It’s the first time I’ve ever wanted to celebrate it.
I’ve planned to team up with my lovely best friend and we are going to be hugely greedy and spend the day together cooking a feast for our families. The champagne will be flowing and I’ve bought a new dress, because I intend to enjoy myself.
Stockbeck
I also hate NYE and will be very glad when this particular year is over having had BC again after a remission of 17 years plus my husband has just come out of hospital with pneumonia and my grandson has been diagnosed with Asbergers syndrome. But I will be having a glass or two of champagne to raise a toast to a better year ahead and also to everyone on this site who have been so helpful to me since I joined in April.
I LOVE it and always have, apart from last year . Diagnosed in Sept, had Mast/LD recon in Nov and enjoyed New Year as always, but knew I was starting chemo and the rest of the treadmill.
I love it because I’m not religious and can enjoy it with a clear conscience, unlike Christmas, when I tend to feel a little hypocritical. Plus, of course, I’m Scottish and genetically programmed for it. It’s always been really important here and just a generation ago was the main event. My mother (68) told me that when she was a child people went to work on Christmas Day and nothing much was made of it unless you were religious. They took time off for New Year and that’s when she and her chums received presents, had the big meal etc. Frankly, it seems more honest.
New Years Eve… personally I can take it or leave it! I have never been a big fan of NYE, I remember many an occassion when me and my mates would be in a nightclub, knackered and just waiting for midnight so we could get the usual ‘formalities’ out of the way and bu**er off home!
Nowadays it tends to be me and OH indoors with a nice bottle of bubbly and jools holland’s hootenanny on the TV. Not everyones cup of tea I know but we love it!
Kelly
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I am really looking forward to 2008. I had a routine operation on my nose on the 2nd January 2007, and was really looking forward to being able to breath properly for the first time in years. The day after I got home from hospital I had a letter recalling me to the breast clinic. I had my mastectomy on Valentines Day ( my hubby brought me a red rose in despite the rules about flowers on the ward). I was lucky as didn’t have to have chem only the dreaded Tamoxifen, and now have a reconstructed boob.
2008 has to be better than 2007, not sure how I am going to celebrate yet but celebrate I will.
I enjoyed new year this year. My partner and I are in our new home together and we got engaged just before Christmas. In February I’ll be a year past the chemo and rads. We celebrated new year with a cuppa and choccy biscuits ( yes, I know, sad) and a dvd. Was really p**d off by the London new year celebrations…£1.3 million on fireworks, literally going up in smoke!!! Would rather see a big sign on the London Eye saying the money was donated to Cancer Research or NHS- then perhaps not so many people would have to fight their PCT for the cancer drugs they need.
Geraldine
When I was diagnosed mid-November on a fast track system I thought my world had ended and that I’d been handed a death sentence. I had the lump removed at the end of November and have an appointment next week to see the Oncologist. I’ve been told things are very positive and the tumour had been caught very early (I went straight to the Docs when I found my lump, its sometimes a benefit being a hypocondriac!).
My Mom had pre-booked a table for the family for a meal on NYE months ago but when I was diagnosed I was dreading the thought of Xmas and New Year but I have had a lot of support from my family, friends, this website and the NHS.
Xmas Day wasn’t too bad, I felt a bit down in parts but most of it was good. New Years Eve was a great night I had a lovely meal with plenty of wine and champers and our only tears were that of laughter, not sadness. I am a fighter, I’ve had a lot of good and bad times in my life and I won’t let BC beat me.
God bless you all and hopefully we will all have a good 2008.
Milli
Geraldine…
I feel exactly the same about the London New Year celebrations…can think of better things to spend £1.3 million on.
karen