tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698046104389681530.post370346901564953440..comments2023-10-02T18:26:39.774+10:00Comments on The Breast is History: An Intimate Memoir: MRIbronwynhopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084646751713102751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698046104389681530.post-38562868597833605032011-10-20T16:09:53.364+10:002011-10-20T16:09:53.364+10:00as one who has had a mri, i can tell you, i fully ...as one who has had a mri, i can tell you, i fully agree the needle hurts and the claustophobia is horrid because you cannnot move in the slightest while they are doing the imaging. glad you had a good session. damm the medical profession for not making such a mri rebateable to medicare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698046104389681530.post-32247273345938300392011-10-12T09:37:27.515+10:002011-10-12T09:37:27.515+10:00As another "who went through chemo" I wa...As another "who went through chemo" I want to thank you for writing your blog. I didn't take the time to absorb what was happening..I did it by simply putting one foot in front of the other with a view to reaching the end. Now that I am out the other side, it's cathartic to read your observations from a different angle.You too will get through this. It is surreal at times yet all too real. It is a lesson in how to live and how,who and what to love. It changes everything but more for good than not. I love your term "vein of steel"...it's something we all think we have until we are put in this position and come to realise what it truly means. Sounds like you have yours already.Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />We gain strength, courage and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot. <br />Eleanor RooseveltAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698046104389681530.post-36276760592630179832011-10-11T21:57:24.000+10:002011-10-11T21:57:24.000+10:00Bronwyn, speaking as the one "who went throug...Bronwyn, speaking as the one "who went through chemo", you will find a new normal. Embrace the little moments of joy, the little triumphs. Remember to be kind to yourself. I used to look for little (& I mean little) ways to find joy. My cousin gave me the most beautiful smelling bath gel that I kept just for my first shower after each chemo session....something to look forward to. It helped me to focus on the next day, then the next & the one after that. Before you know it you too will be commenting on how "you went through chemo". Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Amandayoung girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172351114919588291noreply@blogger.com