I feel for you. I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I want you to know my sister had a double mastectomy as well due to breast cancer. She is doing great. It's hard, but having that surgery is smart. I hope you will have a good outcome like my sister. My Mom's breast cancer was found at stage 4. It had already spread. I was with her up to the very end, and I thank God for that. I'm also grateful that when my sister is checked, there's no sign of cancer. I hope you experience the same good outcome. I have known others who have done well after cancer treatment, so there's hope.

I'm not sure what to say about your son isolating. I've done that a lot. It's usually when I feel overloaded emotionally, but, I like to think that there is sun shining just beyond the clouds. In time, the moods can lift, and we come around to see better days. This is something I have learned over the years. The darkness passes. We just have to hold on and wait for the light to come back in again. I hope your son finds that strength to get through and realizes that there can be better days ahead. Sometimes depression pulls you down and it's easy to believe there's no way out, but there is. God's mercy is new every morning. Peace, strength, hope, and love to you and your son. 🩷