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[quote=Anonymous]I am an almost 5 yr stage 2 cancer survivor. I was diagnosed under age 40 and had surgery, chemo, and radiation. I also had a year of intravenous treatment (hercepton) for my aggressive cancer. I am now on tamoxifen. Sooooo, I hear ya. The emotional aspect is the most difficult part of this whole crappy process of treatment and survivorship in general. The only saving grace for me was dc who was age 1 at the time of my diagnosis. I just threw myself into loving him. It was the only thing that kept me from sinking into a state of depression. I faked happiness many times. Just faking it helped me be strong for real as weird as it sounds. I also benefited from attending a support group during treatment. I joined a support group for young women in fairfax (life with cancer center). It helped a lot to be around other women who were going thru the same thing as me. At the time I felt like I could not relate to any of my friends or fellow moms. Their problems were so normal. I was living in a totally different world. I am also a person who benefits a lot from exercise and lots of sleep.  I wish you all the best op. you can get through this. Sorry for any typos.[/quote]

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