Emotional Journey ∼ Page 11 ∼ BC Becky

Allan R Hogue – July 7, 1949-Aug 21, 2016

Mon August 22, 2016

Yesterday at 4:30pm my father took his last breath. He died peacefully surrounded by many friends and family. I'm so glad that so many people got to see him,…

You are being selfish

Mon August 15, 2016

Emotional Journey

You are being selfish, I tell myself. Her death isn’t about you, it is about her. And yet my mind keeps bringing my thoughts back to comparisons - comparisons…

Tears of fear

Thu August 11, 2016

Emotional Journey

I scan over the document that she hands me, and immediately my eyes fixate on one word malignant. An uncontrollable wave of emotion hits me. Tears start streaming from…

More things they don’t tell you

Wed August 10, 2016

Emotional Journey

I've been thinking a lot about the things they don't tell you, thanks to Caroline's blog post. I think about where I am today and wonder. One thing they…

What if patients made the recommendations?

Sun August 7, 2016

Emotional Journey

I was reading through Caroline's post about What I wish I had known before treatment. She mentions an article about recommendations from breast surgeons regarding prophylactic mastectomy. There is…

Quality of life #patientchat

Sat August 6, 2016

Emotional Journey

I stumbled onto #patientchat on twitter yesterday where the conversation was around quality of life. My first reflection was that it was something I didn't really think about -…

Ack my boobs are deflating

Thu August 4, 2016

Emotional Journey

One of the selling points with the DIEP flap reconstruction surgery is that it uses your own body fat (belly fat) to reconstruct your breast. In the decision making process one…

My morning time out

Thu July 28, 2016

Emotional Journey

Therapist: What is it about camping that recharges you? Me: I love the early morning. I get up before the campground wakes up. I make my first cup of…

I hate it when a blogger dies … and a reminder to live …

Sun July 24, 2016

Emotional Journey

I woke up this morning to news of another young women dying of cancer. This is the challenge when you read blogs and follow people's cancer experiences on social…