Helping Someone Close Cope With Breast Cancer
Any form of cancer is a dreaded life-threatening condition. This holds true even more so with breast cancer , which can affect a woman’s feelings about sexuality, attractiveness, and motherhood leading to depression, social isolation, and loneliness. Diagnosis and an effective treatment plan alone do not aid the complete recovery process. You need a dedicated support system in place, in the form of friends and family, to get you back on your feet. Little did we know, on noticing things such as the swelling of breasts , nipple retraction, and pain, redness or thickening of the breast skin; that there are the symptoms of breast cancer . Post mammogram examination, the news dawned on us to discover that my eldest sister was suffering from this devastating condition. To make matters worse, we had waited too long to consult a doctor. She was already in the fourth stage of breast cancer . We couldn’t afford to lose hopes and break down as a family because if we did she might find no strength and confidence to cope with the condition further. As a first step, the doctor advised undergoing a double mastectomy, with both breasts to be removed via a surgical procedure.
