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Breast Cancer

  • 01-09-2009 12:54pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,

    In the last few months somebody very close to me has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately it was caught early, so an operation and programme of radiotherapy is what is required, and supposedly the prognosis for recovery is very good. However despite this I just don't know how I feel, whether is down, worried, stressed and basically on the edge. A few of friends have gone through cancer, unfortunately resulting the deaths of their loved ones, and I suppose this has me worried. I dunno what I'm trying to get at here, maybe I just needed to get this out. Any advice?


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  • #2
    CathyMoran
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    The Irish Cancer Society are a very good place for help http://cancer.ie/


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hi,
    My Mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer recently and seems to be having similar treatment to the person you spoke of. I understand how scary it is to be in your situation.

    If you go onto breastcheck.ie and irishcancer.ie they have some good documents with people you can contact to have a chat.

    Also I know in Cork there is a place called Arc House that offer support to people diagnosed with Cancer, their family and friends. http://www.arccancersupport.ie/index2.html. I am sure if you contact them they will be able to help you too.

    Good luck


  • #4
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    My aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer too, she's had a mastectomy and will need the other one removed too. She'd some of her lymph nodes removed also. She's been through chemo and radiotherapy, and it seems it is helping, she's got her wig (which really suits her :) )
    It's hard to take on board though, you don't want to lose someone obviously, but as you said they caught it early and hopefully she'll be ok. Best you can do is talk to people - like Cathy has said. And just be there for them, help out where you can, it can make you feel a bit more at ease when you're there.


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