After responding to a comment, it dawned on me...this is a depression. As much as it pains me to say it, I am depressed. And it's much like the postpartum depression that women go through after a delivery. Post breast cancer depression or after cancer depression, AC depression. Is this what we will see in the news soon?
More and more young women are being diagnosed with breast cancer. We haven't lived our lives yet. We haven't enjoyed our bodies long enough. We aren't okay with covering our upper body because our chest is uneven or our arms are flabby. We aren't okay making love with a top or bra on because we feel our chest is ugly. We aren't willing to let cancer force us into a mumu!!! Yet, we do end up having to alter our style, thus beginning the downward spiral.
We don't have the time, between work and families, to sit back and relax. We don't have the time to focus on rehabilitation or, in our case, working out to get back what was lost during treatments. We are young with so many responsibilities and (little) people who depend on us. We don't get to focus on us!
The sad part, this story won't be heard. This issue won't be talked about until a celebrity experiences it and then discusses it with Barbara Walters or on Good Morning America. Bitter about celebs and the way they and the news martyr themselves after being diagnosed with breast cancer....yes, but that's another blog.
I wonder, what will it take before this is recognized....I wonder, what can I do to get it recognized?
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