Hi all, I'll cut to the chase. I'm a 5 year survivor this year and have come a long way. My question is: has anyone experienced a post-cancer identity crisis? A personality change within themselves? I used to be this confident go-getter, always striving, dreaming of living in New York/Los Angeles, loved a challenge, always out and about, a bit of a music scene queen, hot-to-trot, living the busy life and loving it, etc. Now? After advanced cancer, I live as quiet as a church mouse. My physical recovery took 2 years so I was pretty much housebound for that time and it took another 2 years to get a job. During all this, I don't know when, I metamorphosed. I can't pinpoint it, all I know is that now I'm quite a reserved individual, I lack real motivation, hardly go out and don't care that I don't; I don't care about goals anymore, haven't cared about my appearance, can't stand too much noise or people, don't care about the aspirations and dreams I once had pre-cancer. Now, I just got a job in television two weeks ago, my first job in five years. I'm telling myself this is the right thing for me; this is the right step forward, waking up to an alarm clock again, presenting myself appropriately to the world with coiffed hair, makeup in place, the right clothes, all in the quest of re-gaining a semblance of normal life again. But all I want is to live quietly, sit at home with my cat, watch TV, plant flowers and watch the world go by. What the hell happened to me - and has anything similar happened to you? ... View more

The U.S. and UK have cervical health awareness month in January. They also have cervical cancer awareness ribbons in teal and white. We need to get pro-active about this in our own country damn it and we should be the ones to do it! Check out the website below for more cervical cancer advocacy products to get started. http://www.zazzle.com.au/cervical+cancer+gifts ... View more