Thank you, Merry, for your response and kindness. In answer to your question about opening minds... I truly wish I had a great reply to that! I think the article that I posted originally and started this thread with, “The Secret Suckiness of Life after Breast Cancer”, is the closest I have found that reflects the feelings of many who are recovering from breast cancer. It resonated with me, and helped me to explain my feelings to family and friends. I wanted to share it with others here, hoping it would be of benefit to them. If you haven’t read that article please do. I know it’s easy to skip since it’s at the very beginning. For me, this article very much describes many of the emotions and feelings I have gone though. Cancer ‘sucks’, regardless of circumstances!