How does secondary breast cancer affect your life?
Slows me down, tiredness more often than not, really have to plan days out trips around treatment times.
What advice would you give to someone newly diagnosed?
Don’t Google, trust your team, talk to your friends and family to help them understand you better
How are you coping?
Ok, tiredness still, stiffness creeping in, have good and bad days
Do the side effects affect your life daily? If yes, please explain
Can’t keep up with friends on outings, tasks like house work and gardening fall more on my husband more than in my past
Have you found a routine that works for your everyday life? If yes, please explain
Yes, need nap, drinking more water and regular meal times helps
Do you feel anything is missed when it comes to living with secondary breast cancer? Medically or Socially
Socially evenings out, friends bit more distant, missed some days out because of treatment
Have you treated yourself to anything since your diagnosis? If yes, please explain
Yes a patio in corner of my garden with new loungers on my little reading area in the shade
Has it changed your perspective on life? If yes, please explain
Yes, I'm more chilled out