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@denisestlouie I think you will find a way forward in a manner you can cope with because you want to. You have come so far, and done so much already! It is so very normal to want to talk about it all the time. When you’re ready that need will probably lessen. I finally got so tired of my “navel gazing” that I knew it was time to take action to help move away from that. But 10 weeks is still way early. I talked with friends and family, and then reached out to others with cancer, and then “talked” it out here on the Mayo connection. Earlier this year I had actually decided to not view this forum until 3 in the afternoon as I sometimes get caught up in the issues and it waylays my day. (This morning, though, I got a message about a friend with cancer, which brought me here now).

I’m two years out from diagnosis and I know I can be going along fine having set aside the worries when some event, news, scan, draws me back in. I realize that there are times that I might need/want to go back and re-read the statistics and research or look for new studies. But I accept that it is part of the journey, it’s how I process things, and I give myself the grace to spend some time on a topic that is important to me. Recognizing that gives me the freedom to do a better job of setting it aside and getting on with life. Because I know that when I really need to, it’s okay to take time to take care of that need.

Wishing you the very best! And I really like your new hair! Great choice of color and length for you! Flatters your nice smile!

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Thank you!