I have my final rads today! I have travelled 450 miles every week, Monday to Friday for six weeks, and its all comes to an end today. The last 10 months of my life have been taken up with ops, chemo and rads, but the end is finally here.
There have been a lot of changes in my life since I was dx last October, some negatives, but lots of positives too. I have found out who my true friends are. Not the ones who were there for the first major impact, but those that have stuck around. Sadly, one friend who I’ve known for 38 years has shown her true colours, and the friendship has now ended. I have also cut ties with my brother, and his family, as there was no support at all. Having this disease has made me value a lot of things in my life.
I have enrolled at college, to do a degree course. This is something that I wanted to do ten years ago, but never had the courage to do. After all I have been through, it seems like a walk in the park. I have my driving test in the next few weeks (not giving the date away, may jinx it!)
I’ve lost two stone in weight, and my hair is growing back (very grey)
What I’m trying to say there are positives that come out of all of this. October last year seems such a long way away, and many things have changed in my life since then…some of them good.
To all of you who have just been diagnosed, or just starting treatment good luck
Just wanted to say well done for getting to the end of your treatment. I too finished treatment, April 07, and have got many positive things from the whole experience. Sounds a weird thing to say but it really does make you re-evaluate your life and what is and isnt important to you.
Good luck with your driving test and with your degree.
I am so glad and thank you for posting this as far too many people hold on to the doom and gloom side, you are so right about who sticks around and you find out who your friends are, I have posted this before on many an occasion.
My best wishes for passing your driving test and your degree… go get them!
hi sarah,
congratulations on reaching the end of your treatment, yes you definetley find out who your TRUE friends are…and its not always the one’s you think!!
I wish you well with getting on with your life…enjoy it!!
I am so pleased for you that your treatment has finally come to an end, thats awesome and you’re quite right to be over the moon. I hope you’re gonna be celebrating in style!!!
I wish you well for your forthcoming uni course and fingers and toes are crossed for your driving test!! Let us know.
Congrats once again. For those of us that are only part way through their treatment its reassuring to know that there IS actually an end in sight. I regularly forget this when I’m having one of my ‘this is going on forever/feeling sorry for myself’ days!
Take care and enjoy your new , hospital free, life! All the best for the future,
I am right at the beginning of my treatment, having had a WLE and lymph gland removal and now looking at 10 months of chemo, rads and a mastectomy at the end of it all. Your post has cheered me no end to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.