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23.01.2022 Start with one thing at a time and then move onto the next.

20.01.2022 This entire piece is written by Dina Maree ... one of the ladies I met as a result of my own journey. Her piece is an incredible insight. I am so grateful for h...er sharing of this. "Today is 2 years since I had my last chemo. It also happens to be the last day of breast cancer awareness month. So I am going to take this opportunity to bang on about it ... again! I want to talk a little bit about life after you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. These photos are all within a short time of finishing chemo, before I started to grow hair back and people could visibly see the impact of breast cancer. People only think of cancer in this stage but the reality is it is much longer than this stage. It is now our forever. Medically they calculate survival on 5 years so basically I am infancy stage. So this means regular medical appointments, frequent tests and moments of panic when you feel a new pain. To give the last one some prospective- my Oncologist said to me after my last chemo "make sure you have any new aches or pains checked". Seriously WTF, I am in my 40s I constantly have new aches or pains! Can you imagine how this brings about an element of fear to everyday life. There is also the after effects of the treatments themselves. I was very suddenly thrust into early menopause, none of this gently gently peri-menopause. Ah no it is landed in your lap served like a side of fries with your chemo. Menopause has many effects which I won't discuss on here but it is a lot to deal with on top of the chemo and post chemo. The brain fog- the fog is not as thick as it used to but my memory is terrible and I find it so much more difficult to learn new things. I used to like reading but now I rarely read because I find it so difficult. I still bloody hate emails!!! It takes me a long to process the written information and I am very slow. I forget words all the time. The brain fog is my most frustrating side effect. When I ask the oncologist about this his response was " we don't know how long it will last. We think it may be about five years but it could be forever" Ahh good to know thanks... My right arm has cording and very thick scar tissue and aches most of the time. I find it difficult to raise above my head for short periods of time. have had lymph nodes removed from this side and it puts me at risk of lymphedema. In the last year I have occasionally had small amounts of fluid build up but have managed to move it. This increases the pain in my arm. Due to the lymph nodes being removed I can't have blood tests and blood pressure taken from this arm. I need to be careful of getting sunburnt or mosquito bites on this arm and make sure cuts don't become infected on this side. How long is this for you ask? I'm glad you asked- it is forever. These are just a few of the physical side effects. But this has a big impact mentally too. There is scanxiety- the stress scans and tests have now is stressful and draining. Before the scan/test my anxiety it high and after I feel so tired. I tend to become a bit more withdrawn. Then you have to wait for results. I have realised recently I tend to save a health worry up until my husband has gone back to work (weird huh). I think this is because I don't want to deal with it until I have to and talking about it is scary. I have also realised recently I am talking a lot about the cancer. So if you are one of those people who are subject to it I'm sorry but I am not sure why I am doing this. When I was diagnosed only those I saw new about it, I kept it very much to myself and family. But lately, I hear myself talk about it a lot. I have been reflecting on this. I think I am doing this for several reasons. One reason is I think I can only now start to process it. I kind of feel like- what the hell was that all about. During treatment I would just put one foot in front of the other, one treatment at a time, one step at a time. I gave my everything to that and my family. Another reason, I think, is this year one of my friends I met through cancer land died from breast cancer and I know several more ladies who have had the cancer return and they are now stage four. These ladies are all under 50. in fact one is 33. This is hard to wrap your head around it brings about a vulnerability. Once again I write this because if you think breast cancer is just about the time you are under treatment you are mistaken. It is forever. Often the longer breast cancer goes undiagnosed for the more invasive it becomes and so does the treatment. One in seven women and one in one hundred men. It is overtaking prostrate cancer and on the way to becoming the most diagnosed cancer. Do yourself a favour check your breasts- learn how to do it properly. Check in different positions and learn about the tissue matter of your breasts. If you have dense breast tissue (don't need big boobs!) or you are under 50 then mammograms should not be the only testing used. Mammograms are not effective for this group of women. Ask for ultra sounds too. Sorry for the ramble but this is my community breast cancer announcement "

01.01.2022 When you completely understand the power in the simple choices you make every day, you can then make the choices that resonate and align you with your purpose a...nd intentions. You need to stay focused on what you want to achieve. Think if it has a muscle that needs to be trained. We don't all wake up overnight feeling happy, healthy, successful, enlightened, role models or like we have our shit together We choose to stop living the same repeated cycles and patterns. We choose to address the parts of our life that we have been suppressing and avoiding. We choose to address why we make those decisions that don't make us feel good? We choose to understand why we make those decisions even though we should be making a different decision. So what is your intention for today? Do you want to reduce anxiety? Do you want to change your career? Do you want healthier relationships? Do you want to feel more energized? Do you want to sleep better? Do you want to reduce pain? Do you want to be a role model for your children? Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to get your own business off the ground? Where do you start? Focus on what inspires you. Focus on what keep you focused on your goals. Ask for support. Book an appointment. Eat healthier. Take your vitamins. Make a different decision. Understand what IS in your control and watch your life start to shift in a more positive direction. You were born for this - literally! Need support? Get in touch today! Not tomorrow, not next year, not when you have more time. Now is the time. Now is the time to make a different decision. You've got this! Repeat after me and as often as you need to remind yourself throughout the day.... "I CAN DO THIS" Kim