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DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR BREAST CANCER JOURNEY, YOU MAY BE PANICKING ABOUT WHAT TO TAKE FOR YOUR CHEMOTHERAPY OUTPATIENT APPOINTMENTS AND HOSPITAL INPATIENT STAY. FUTURE DREAMS’ AMANDA HANISON SHARES SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE
A sudden breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment and surgery plan is not something any woman is ever prepared for.Your head is spinning with stuff you feel you need to do and things that have to be organised. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, it was a shock to both myself and everyone around me.
exchange and buy what I would really need while in hospital and having treatment. I know I was lucky having her to help me. Since my recovery, I have supported other women on a similar journey, answering their questions and offering what practical advice I can, based on my own experiences.
It wasn’t just the emotional bombshell that knocked us all for six but all the day-to-day practicalities of looking after two young children, running a home and working.
One of the questions I’m often asked is, ‘What will I need in hospital?’ So I have created the following lists for patients, carers, friends and family.
I remember saying, ‘I can’t be ill, I can’t do this – I’m everything to everyone.’ But like some of you reading this, I had no choice! I also had no idea what I would need and made mistakes, often sending my mum back to the shops to
‘YOUR HEAD IS SPINNING WITH STUFF YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO DO AND THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ORGANISED’
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