No More Stories Please

I've been inundated with everyone telling me their personal stories. If it's personal to them, I love hearing them. I think it's helpful to hear from women who have experienced this disease first hand. I'll listen to survivor stories all day long! However, there is NO "one size fits all" cancer treatment. Every woman is different. 

Did you know that breast cancer is actually 10 different diseases? Every breast cancer is different on a molecular level. They will all have different "grades" and "markers" as well as affect each woman differently. There are as many options for treatment as there are types. What may be right for one woman may not be right for another.

I say all this to explain that I don't want to hear about your great aunt, who died; or your mother-in-law who went through chemo for 6 months and was sick in bed the entire time and it came back. I don't want to hear about any of your friends, family, or any stories that don't have a happy ending! Do not tell me!!!! Keep them to yourself. Don't treat me any different that you did before you learned of my diagnosis. I actually scooted out of church early Sunday because I just couldn't bear to hear another story, or take any more sympathy. I just couldn't handle it on that day......I was tired. It's exhausting to do all the paperwork, research, praying, (the sandman hates me, so I don't sleep much) and I just needed to be alone.

Prayer is what I need from everyone. Support and perhaps a little help later on, but right now, I just need prayer.