Poll: How are you feeling as we start the New Year?
How are you feeling as we approach the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025? Take our poll on what you most feel this year, and share more below in the conversation.
Poll: How are you feeling as we start the New Year? 31 votes
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Sad or depressed1
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Anxious or scared
I had a bilateral mastectomy, am taking tamoxifen, gabapentin, and alendronate, and will start radiation next week. I am tired of the scheduling, procedures, drugs, risks, learning curve, insomnia, side effects, and uncertainties. Yes, I know it could be worse. It's just been a long six months. I will muddle through.
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Grateful
I’m just exhausted to be honest. It has been a long year for me with a roller coaster of emotions. January 2024 I knew I have MBC and spent a couple of good moths so scared. Now I’m in remission so I’m grateful that the year is ending better than its beginning, but I’m tired to my bones!
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Thank you all for sharing your responses, your input is so valuable! And a special welcome to @cocomax! We'd love to hear more about you and your experience whenever you’re ready.
The Mods
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Motivated
I am excited to be approaching 2025. My last chemo is on January 22nd and then I will have a lumpectomy not too long after that. While I have enjoyed the easiness of being bald, I am looking forward to having hair again. I've discovered your head gets really cold at night…lol. I sleep with one of my headcovers on and even pull it down over my eyes while I sleep. It's actually very comfortable. But these winter days. I have to wear my headcover more while inside right now and lots of beanies/winter caps while outside. 2024 has shown my how strong I am and I'm looking forward to 2025!
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Hopeful
beekaycro24- I have lost my hair twice since August of 2021. I bought hats from headcovers.com the first time, put them in a storage box, then April of this year i pulled them out again and bought 4 more. I had invested in small hats the first time to wear every day as my hair grew. I have all those to use this time too.
In 2024 i have gratitude for men and short hair. Every day of most of their lives, their necks are exposed and quite possibly their entire head feels chilly. Yikes!!! I wear a beanie at home, on my walks, and wherever i go.
For me, I am looking at 2025 as my hair grows. The first time i had come from a redhaired gal with mid back hair length or so for 40 years. I was nervous having super short hair and bought 2 wigs. I did wear one of them when i went to events. Then as i said i was home, so i sported my hats. This time, I will not wear a wig at all, and in about 1 month or two once it warms up, my hat will come off and i will walk free. I will have my other fun hats, but i will be free to be me.
P>S. I had a bone marrow transplant in April of 2024. I was told i might not have red hair? What????? Right now, it is a bit red and brown. I look forward to the color in 2025. I have never dyed my hair and will take whatever color it is going to be.
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Reflective
2024 has been a rollercoaster. I got my ‘“Courage, Madame, you are stage IV now “ news in February and since then it has been a wild ride, including a decision to advance my retirement. After a couple of health crises, I realised that it would be irresponsible for me to hold on to my business critical position.
Yet, 2024 helped me to see what matters most to me, and for that I am grateful.
What do I expect in 2025?
My journey will continue as long as it supposed to continue and I will not be a passive participant in it. There are and always will be circumstances beyond our control, and I am learning to accept that. But how we deal with the circumstances is in our control.
I am looking forward to spending more time with my loved ones, to personal growth and learning.
Hope that 2025 will be a gentler and happier year for all of us.2 -
Bump, as we near the ball drop and the turn of the page to 2025. Share your thoughts with us!
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I am feeling sad and resentful that this is now my life. I have to just watch those around me live, what outwardly appears to be, carefree lives. I don’t mean how that probably comes across - I don’t wish issues or ill-health on anyone. I just miss my old life. I miss who I used to be. I don’t even recognize myself anymore. I miss doing things and not wondering if this is the last time or how much longer might I have. Not seeing my kids grow up had never crossed my mind before. Now it’s something I think about daily. I really struggle with having my mortality stare me in the face every day. I truly admire my fellow MBC’ers who are able to find light and silver linings in their lives. Maybe I’ll get there one day too.
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Hugs, @harrow . We know it can be so difficult to find things to enjoy when there is so much to greive. You might find these Breastcancer.org podcast episodes helpful as you navigate the emotions of your diagnosis:
We hope this brings you a little light.
—The Mods
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Other (share below!)
I don't know how I feel about 2024. It was a roller coaster ride for me and my family. In some ways, I am still on this roller coaster as it has not reached the end. It had me question a lot of things, forced me to face mortality, and understand the past, whom we were, is gone. The old normal is something we can't get back to as what is gone is gone. It has forced me to step forward to a new journey. I know that is just a beginning of a different type of journey.
I need to gather the courage to continue on but also need to develop patience to take it one day, one step at a time. I also need to change the 'need' to 'want'. The 'want' is up to me step it up and make it happen. I do hope 2025 brings in good tidings and a new beginning on a better direction for all of us here on this site. Happy new year.
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Happy new year, @zen1028 and thanks for sharing. We can certainly understand the challenges of discovering a different way of life and change in perspective after diagnosis. This Breastcancer.org podcast episode might be helpful to you in navigating those feelings:
We hope this helps. Big hugs to you as you embark on 2025!
—The Mods
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