Thanks for your kind words and hope Emily... My wife's treatment is progressing and we do take one day at a time. There have been some lows & highs so far, we just need to stay positive. Bob ... View more

We have the appointment with the specialist tomorrow...hopefully some of the outstanding questions regarding next steps will be answered...I don't know whether expecting the worst or hoping for the best is the best attitude. I feel like I'm being ripped apart. we are desperate to find out but scared stiff that it will be bad news... I feel so sad that I can't function... ... View more

Thanks for you kind words and advice, and taking the time to reply. wombat4, hacker & shorty_shell. I'm coping a little better today after the weekend from hell. My wife is stronger than me and instead of focusing on all the bad things that could happen like her I'm managing to think just about the next step and not worry about possible future bridges that we (hopefully) don't need to cross. I have decided not to tell the kids anything yet until we have met with the specialist /surgeon and know what the next step will be. worst bit of the day today was waking up after a couple of hours sleep and for that split second thinking everything was alright. but its not. hopefully i'll get more sleep tonight if I can stop thinking... After spending most of last night trying to read stuff on the internet about breast cancer, treatments, survival rates etc ... I found some info helped me and some depressed me so I've stop that and will now wait for the appointment with the specialist. I understand every case is different and tying to seek reassurance from the web wasn't working for me... After a run of bad news ending on saturday with confirmation that the breast lump was cancer, I desperately need some good news to try and turn this around. ... View more