One year on

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So one year on … at one point I thought this day would genuinely never come. Diagnosed at 37 and 9 months of treatment I thought life was over. I was tired, sick, depressed and anxious. AND NOW … life is great. I’ve got my own running group and have taken 2 couch to 5K sessions plus improvers AND I’m running the London Marathon raising money for Breast Cancer Care. I attended their Young Women Together weekend the day after my last radiotherapy session! Was the best thing I could’ve done and life has moved on.
If you are going through treatment and feeling the worst you have ever felt mentally and physically just hang on in there. You will get there. Life can get better I promise! It may not feel like it now. … but with time, life can be great again xxx

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Hi Emma111

Thank you so much for posting this inspirational message.  I imagine many people will be reassured when reading this. 

Best wishes
Anna
Digital Community Officer

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Emma

 

Brilliant inspiring post thank you and good luck in the marathon xxx

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Hi Emma, great to read such an inspirational post, wishing you well in the marathon, will be thinking about you! Good luck, Kxx

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Hi Emma

 

That’s brilliant.  Thanks for sharing.  Well done!

 

I have found too that for me exercise has helped me keep my mind together.  I aways used to jog prior to being diagnosed and have kept trying to start again but various treatments and surgeries and then recovery time have kept stopping me but I aim to start back again in a few weeks once I have recovered from latest op and I am looking forward to it and hope to be able and fit enough to jog Race for Life in May.  I won’t be doing marathons though I will be more than happy with a 5k! :).

 

MM

x

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Hi emma111. Love your post. Very inspirational. Good luck with the marathon (my dad is also running this year) Sure you will smash it ?

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Thank you all. I’m feeling really motivated and so pleased I can help raise money for this amazing charity. I want to reach as many people as possible to give them hope that life can be good again. I can remember trawling the site for messages of hope when I was at my lowest and found messages of positivity gave me a boost so I hope my message can give others hope for the future x