Well, it's half term again, this time one year ago we were visiting Arran off the West coast of Scotland, when I noticed a change in my right breast. We have come back up here again.... Wow, a lot has happened in that year. I felt a bit apprehensive about returning to the place where I discovered my cancer, but as tommy explained, it is a good thing; as if we hadn't have been away I might never have discovered it so early.
I am now without my right breast and lymph nodes under the right armpit. My hair is now growing back, albeit curly chemo, as are my nails. I have to do arm excercises daily to help prevent lymphodemia, and take tamoxifen for five years.
The tiredness and afternoon naps are getting less frequent.
In the last three months my best friend, 2 of our family members, another best friends husband have all been diagnosed with cancer of varying types. Cancer sucks.
But I feel I am out the other side, and wouldn't have coped on my own without such a wonderful support group of family and friends, all the help, gifts, letters, blog comments really did help me through this dark patch of my life.
Thank you xx