Me oh my… what a lot of things we are all still coping with… just called by to say "Hello" … I'm sure we had all hoped to see BC and Associates receding into the very far distance by now… but so many folk still having to wrestle with it all … or new aspects … I send you all strength and perseverance and ongoing determination … as someone on the thread said, we all have more of these Phenomenal Attributes now if not before, and more than we ever dreamed possible… … and now we're all meeting First Anniversaries… of First Find… Diagnosis… Surgery/chemo/radiotherapy … good that we're also getting to No Wig, First Haircut, First Colour and First Full Week … and now First Holiday - gives us some things to celebrate and enjoy. (At last). Someone else on the thread (sorry I'm still so rubbish at remembering names and details) said we may never again be Who We Were - and I believe that is always true in a very low key way as we gain year on year - we can never go back to Before X Experience - it's just that BC is such a Huge Hurdle we cannot ignore the fact of Time Moving On … great to know we are still here to meet, register and assimilate these anniversaries as they arise… I hope the sun is shining for you … I am away for a few days in one of our favourite hotels - The Four Seasons Hotel at Loch Earn - GLORIOUS sunshine yesterday, thunderstorm thru the night, pouring rain this morning… and now… now just the teensiest weeniest sliver of sunshine … and it makes all the difference! The aches and pains of Letrozole, the worry of Next Mammogram, grey curls, going to bed early, fatigue and scar pains (I think that may relate to recovering nerve endings… so kinda good really…) all settle down for a sleep in the corner for a while and are less demanding for a bit… Wishing you sunshine … even as teeny slivers… with loads of love and hugs x x x
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