Connecting with others

One of the worst things about wondering if I had breast cancer or not, was feeling separated from the life that I had before the lump. The life went on as usual, laundry piled up in the hamper, dishes stacked up in the sink, the tub still got dirty, and my friends still wanted to party like rockstars. But I did not. I was stuck inside my head, and it was filled with what ifs and worry.

For me, reading the words of those that had gone where I was going was a way to calm my fears. This could be overcome. I could take on this mountain of a challenge. And I could do it with grace and dignity. (Or at least have the appearance of dignity to those whose lives were still filed with thoughts of the next pair of shoes they wanted to buy.)

I stumbled across a few Blogs. And it was just what I needed. Daily perspective without someone telling me it was all going to be fine. (It is like a doctor saying that it is not going to hurt, or that the medicine goes down better with a spoonful of sugar, we know that already so we don't want to hear about it from those that don't have to take the spoonful of sugar in the first place.)

Here is a Blog about a 33 year old woman who is a breast cancer survivor. It is a regular Blog, written by a regular woman who has been there. She is like a friend that you already know, but don't. I came across it after my ordeal, but thought that I would pass it along anyway. You might just like it, and it just may help keep a little of the perspective that gets lost in the waiting game.

HOPE, STRENGTH, & COURAGE: My Story of Survival through Breast Cancer

As she says, she is reconstructing life after breast cancer.