The 4 stages of HAIR-LOSS
The Indiscriminate big C1. Family History
There was/is nobody in my immediate or distant family with ovarian or breast cancer. 2. Diet I have been a vegetarian on and off for the last 8 years. The last 2 leaning towards vegan when I can. 3. Age I was 23 when discovering the lump, 24 at diagnosis. 4. Crazy Family, Heavy Genes and a Sealed Fate Given my immediate family history of suicides and unusual family tradition. I always thought it was statistically likely my major health worries in life would involve a severe mental breakdown at an older age. 5) Living in Limbo...The prize for the biggest mind rape of your life would have to go to the week you are first diagnosed with cancer.
4) D day (Diagnosis)After spending my last seven days in the sweep of normal life, I felt oddly relieved to be back in between the calm pastel walls of the Breast Centre. I could see Nick's mind was elsewhere as he was uncharacteristically fixated on the the screen above, spouting out the usual breakfast television rubbish. I could feel his hand brushing on the top of my knee as my legs bounced up and down anxiously, as I glanced at each individual slowly disappearing down the coral corridor, wondering what their fate would be and if we would meet again in the 'square' apprehensive waiting room.
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A ' no holds' page about my life with incurable advanced Breast Cancer, in the hope it will give a realistic, detailed account to other young women going through the unfortunate illness.
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