@naturegirl5 Thank you for the response! Yes, it's been quite a year! Before all this, I was healthy and happy. No history of cancer in the family, so we were all blindsided. Now it's hard to remember what my life was like before cancer.

I also struggle with anxiety, especially around scan times and when getting updated bloodwork. I see a therapist who specializes in cancer and chronic illness, and she has given me some good tools for calming my nervous system. I've also learned that distraction can be healthy. Books, movies, making art, talking to friends and family. Sometimes I tell myself: "Ok, you can feel anxious for 10 minutes. Then we need to move on today." I think the feelings have to get out, but we don't have to let them take over.