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Ruth-- your strength humbles me. You have so much on your plate and it is so natural to feel all that you are feeling. The others around you are traumatized too, and can't be there for you in the way that you need. In these situations, having a therapist to speak with, even if for just a few months, can be such a healthy addition to one's life. This cancer crap just magnifies all of the other bad stuff that can happen, and I echo the other comments here-- you just have too much on your plate, and I hope you can take some 'me' time to do the healing that you need.
And please don't put the added pressure on yourself-- while a stress-free existence is nice, it isn't going to do anything regarding your cancer. I think it can be helpful to your health in lots of other ways, but cancer is too complex to react to stress. Stressing about stress is only going to make you, well, stressed.
Wishing you luck and peace,
Jen
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dx 4/05 @ 34 y.o.
Stage IIIC, ER+ (90%)/PR+ (95%)/HER2+ (IHC 3+)
lumpectomy-- 2.5 cm 15+/37 nodes
(IVF in between surgery and chemo)
tx dd A/C, followed by dd Taxol & Herceptin
30 rads (or was it 35?)
Finished Herceptin on 7/24/06
Tamox
livingcured.blogspot.com
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow." -- Helen Keller
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