Breast Cancer Support Group

I have only been to one breast cancer support group meeting in the entire time of my journey. It is not that I have anything against them, but I didn't particulary feel that I needed one, due to the immense amount of support that I had rise up around me. However, I did attend one a couple weeks ago.

Some may want to stop reading right here, because the topic of the meeting was "Intimacy in Marriage, During and After Cancer." And, I suppose it really is a topic that lends itself toward "Too Much Information!"

So, I will generally say that it IS an issue. There are parts missing, parts replaced, and hormones missing that have been synthetically replaced. That is even not to mention the whole shifting of roles between partners, i.e., from patient/caregiver (which for us included a lot of icky-looking wound care) back to husband/wife. And although that very willingness for the partner to become caregiver richly deepens the marriage, there is still a shift to be made.

All that said, the meeting was helpful. There was good information shared, and there was good support. It seemed like the ladies there were really neat, and really interested in hearing each other's stories and concerns. I had read in a book someone that purposely attended support meetings after her cancer journey because that was her way of giving back. I can see that. I would like to attend again, Perhaps it is a great way to give back, and I would surely gain something in the process.