Coping with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis as a Mother

Mine was pick up at annual mammo - I’m 69 but always go annually - it was caught early - so small that surgeon gave a lot of credit to radiologist ! I had a lumpectomy with radiation. My husband had been very supportive - give yours a chance , me can surprise you. Best of luck

Whether family, colleagues, or friends. Do not keep it all in!

This sounds just like me and my family an how my husband feels and try to talk to my kids no out come.

Being diagnosed with IDC triple positive is a shocker. But I recommend communicating it immediately. No matter others situation, this is yours and it is a fact and will not go away. It was the hard, but I to my significant other and children first. Then to immediate family. My thought process was, if it was them and they didn’t tell me I would be mad. They will be scared and mad at the cancer anyway, and will need time and help even counseling to adjust the new life journey. It will never be the same. I still support and pray for my family with severe heart problems, diabetes issues, and other cancer survivors. Life and complications go hand in hand. You need to start planning and take care of yourself. Mentally keeping it to yourself will cause anxiety and stress and feed the cancer. Talk to someone for sure! I will be praying for you. Cancer cannot cripple love, hope, faith, friendship, courage, memories, life, spirit, or peace. Don’t give it that power. Let the medical community kill the cancer, but you my friend have the power mentally to put it in its place. Love and hugs

But they should know even if just to support you emotionally. My sis could care less but my brother and his wife and kids care as well as my boyfriend. My honey cares and takes good care of me on my bad days even more since my strokes but is in denial that my cancer is terminal

Deanna G. I am giving you hugs and prayers. You have so much grace and dignity. I am not going to say be brave because what other choice do we have? Nothing, but to go forward and face it at the same time have empathy and sympathy for those around us trying to grasp the reality. Cancer can’t cripple courage, hope, peace , love, family, faith, friendship, memories, cannot invade the soul, spirit or eternal life. You are not alone in your journey. Love and hugs. Make every day count to the best of your ability.

Put yourself in the loop. Families all have hardships and being a family member means sharing the good and the bad. You can all pray for each other.

Hey Zenobia, please don't try to take this journey by yourself! I think it's extremely important to share with your loved ones. If you try to bottle it up, things will start spilling out in a lot of other seemingly unrelated areas. You absolutely must have support from your loved ones ❤️! You might be surprised to see how much they really care about you. I'm sending you strength and positive energy to fight like a warrior! Peace be with you!

Navigating a cancer diagnosis while being a mother brings unique emotional challenges, and the instinct to protect loved ones during their own difficult times shows tremendous strength and compassion. Many parents in similar situations find it helpful to build a support network that might include trusted friends, counselors, or support groups where feelings can be shared openly. Consider that having honest conversations with your partner about specific support needs can sometimes help bridge the gap in understanding, and remember that taking care of your own emotional wellbeing ultimately benefits your children too.