Going Dark- Addressing the Emotional Impact of Cancer
I started radiation treatment on August 13, 2020 and finished on September 17, 2020. At some point, I'll write a post about my experience with radiation. Today, I want to talk about the toll that cancer takes on mental health. Breast cancer, or any cancer, is so much more than a pretty, neat ribbon. It is messy. It causes people and lives to unravel in various ways. Cancer robs you and those around you. That is a fact. My 2 year old son knows the words "cancer, chemo, radiation and surgeries." He's seen my drains following my mastectomy and thought they were juice packs. My daughter asks when I'll be "done with cancer." I tell her after my next 3 surgeries. The truth is, never. I know that there are positives, but I'm allowing myself to share with you the negatives, and be okay with that. It is not always good, sometimes it just is . I don't think I'll ever feel comfortable saying that I'm "cancer free." Unfortunately, we ...