Navigating Survivorship and Loss: A New Journey

Congratulations

Thank you

Congratulations on your 1st year. My condolences for the loss of your husband 🙏🏾

I am so sorry for your loss. Take it slow, don’t let anyone tell you how you should feel. It takes time and no matter what anyone says two months, two years and longer you need to listen to yourself.

Congratulations

Hang in there Aleda

Thank you everyone, I just got results from my first mammogram and it is Normal Praise God!!!!!!!

I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the lord. Jeremiah 30:17

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That’s my scripture Jeremiah 30:17 He’s doing it Glory!!!

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I'm so sorry for the loss of your husband. Please be kind to yourself. Do any churches near you have a grief group. I'm so happy your first mammogram is normal. Having cancer and such a loss close together is hard. Make sure you do something to celebrate your normal mammogram.

Thank you Cat, I’m in grief therapy it does help I’m also grateful that my mind is at ease. I went to a play to celebrate 😊

Welcome Aleda💝 my condolences and virtual hug💐 to you

Aleda, Hoping this group helps you find answers. There’s a lot of info on here and great contributors. Very sorry for your loss.

It is import that you try to get as close to normal as possible. Get out of the house to walk or visit friends. I have suggested to others to participate with a cancer organization like Living Beyond Breast Cancer. LBBC has conferences that you can attend. You can learn a lot about cancer and meet a ton of cancer survivors and thrivers. This will help you not feel alone in your journey. Look for local support groups as well. Google and find…. It takes a village to raise a cancer patient 😇

Thank you everyone for the kind words, I’m getting stronger and will follow your advice it definitely helps to have a strong support network.

Sincere condolences for the loss of your husband. I hope you have lots of Family and Friends to communicate with when you need someone. If no, we're here.

Finding this community during such a challenging time shows incredible strength, and facing both survivorship and grief simultaneously is an immense emotional burden that deserves recognition and support. The feelings of numbness and disengagement are common responses to processing multiple major life changes, and this community understands the unique intersection of celebrating survival while mourning profound loss.