Over 10 years survival

24242
24242 Member Posts: 1,398 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I am truly amazed at how far I have come to a new physical being yet it seems in a instance all those years seem like nothing as old feelings move in. I was surprised at how I was feeling going home after surviving my battle all these years to face the reality of parents aging and getting sick. How quickly all the years have melted away and those feelings of dispair can rush back in.
I go home on regular basis to be there for my parents as they certainly have been there for especially through my sickest of hours. Oh how I thought I had gotten past it all.
I seem to have spent time thinking only of my father's genetic link to my disease since his own mother lost her battle with the same disease but forgot that maybe my own mother might have a link until now. My mother has informed me now that I am home that she too has found a lump and it appears to be the size of the lump I had when I first found it. I can't imagine that this family has to once again face all the fears that goes with this disease and more often than not the waiting is just the worst.
I can only find myself praying that she won't have to face all I did and we can all breathe easy again. I can only be prepared to help in all the ways I can trying to making it as easy on her as she did on me.
As you can see after all these years I need this site and the people who frequent it because I know there are those who can relate totally to where I am and what I am feeling.
Be good to yourselves always,
Tara

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  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159
    #2
    Hi Tara~ thanks for posting. Gosh, Life does seem to be a perpetual circle, doesn't it? I know that isn't a new or profound statement by any means, but your posting brought that home for me.

    Genetics....I am not going to "go there" as far as Biblical history is concerned, but I remember once hearing that our Original Parents could only pass on to their offspring ( including us all these many millenium later) what they themselves possessed. So, there it is in a nutshell! :-)

    Of course, we wish a happy outcome for your mama. Should it indeed be the beast, you will be connected in yet another unexpected way. I know you will both meet the challenge with the courage, grace and dignity it calls for.

    Thanks for checking in, keep us posted, will you?

    hugs,
    Claudia
  • mmontero38
    mmontero38 Member Posts: 1,510
    #3
    Thanks Tara for staying in touch after all these years. You long time survivors are an inspiration to all of us battling this beast. How scary for your mom to have to go through this and as you say, the waiting is indeed the worst. Prayers to you and your family, that all goes well. I too have aging parents and so far they are still independent but I know that one day in the very near future, I will also be in your shoes in caring for them. Don't despair, we are here to support you in anyway we can. Keep us posted, Hugs and many prayers, Lili
  • 24242
    24242 Member Posts: 1,398 Member
    #4
    mmontero38 said:

    Thanks Tara for staying in touch after all these years. You long time survivors are an inspiration to all of us battling this beast. How scary for your mom to have to go through this and as you say, the waiting is indeed the worst. Prayers to you and your family, that all goes well. I too have aging parents and so far they are still independent but I know that one day in the very near future, I will also be in your shoes in caring for them. Don't despair, we are here to support you in anyway we can. Keep us posted, Hugs and many prayers, Lili

    THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR WORDS OF INCOURAGEMENT SOMETHING I HAVE NEEDED TO GET THROUGH THIS DAY
    Love
    Tara

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