Since being diagnosed with breast cancer, I was made aware of
all kinds of information and programs for cancer patients. One thing I found
out about was that a cancer support group meets every Tuesday in Dover at
twelve thirty to two thirty. I joined the group so I could meet people like me
who have had and or are going through breast cancer. The group is mainly made
up of women. One man attends regularly and he is the husband of one of the
women who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her husband is a cancer survivor
himself. There is about ten of us in the group. We have a facilitator who works
in the health care field. In the group we talk about our cancer and what is
going on with us currently. We give each other advice and learn from each
other. One woman attends because she was a caregiver for her husband who passed
away from cancer. She is full of knowledge and insight as a caregiver. She also
supports other women in the group by taking them to their appointments,
providing meals and helping them cope with the cancer. I have been going now
for two years. I have become to know each and every one of these strong women
who may not have the same cancer as me but are fighting the same battle. The
group has been very helpful and encouraging. I have been able to get through my
treatments with the help of them. One woman I met at the group has been an inspiration.
She fought hard and stayed tuff with a
positive attitude and sense of humor. With a diagnosis and spread of ovarian
cancer the doctors gave her six months to live. With treatment after treatment
and trying new meds to stop her cancer from the spread she survived 2 years
before she passed away. She is sadly missed and the cancer center support group
will be hanging up a plaque in her honor.
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