When I was discharged from follow ups my lovely consultant gave me a big hug and said she never thought she'd see that day, and now recommends her TN patients to do as I did - a very low fat diet, keep as slim as possible and take up exercise - power walking being about the best!. When I first met her and asked her advice about keeping mets at bay I was told to just get out there and enjoy each day (might as well have said write your will) Being a life long vegetarian I gave up all dairy produce and took up power walking. I was like Fforest Gump out in all weather. Every time things got to me I'd grab my coat and off...the more worries I had the faster I walked!..
My first year after diagnosis was horrific. I was attacked by a lunatic and had my ribs broken half way through chemo, then just after my last rad my bro in law in Ireland came out of the closet and took a massive overdose, I had to rush over with the moral support. Then my beautiful little grandson was born dead at full term, I was with my daughter and held him in my arms. A few weeks later my 20yr old fit as a fiddle son had a suspected heart attack, a few wks after that my other son was nearly killed in an horific car crash and is now badly handicapped, My best friend Bruce the rottie who wouldn't leave my side throughout chemo died unexpectedly outside my bedrm door one morning...it went on and on and on.We are just ordinary folk but in the end I was afraid to pick up the phone and my consutant sent me to a stress councilor. She told me she wouldn't be able to handle my situation any better herself...and gave me her number if ever I needed a chat (I never did). I'm telling you all this for you not to worry about stress bringing cancer back because if it did I wouldn't have made two years let alone nine!
Josie xx
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