OVERWHELMED

Right after I received my diagnosis, I went to my laptop and googled DCIS and read as much as I could before I felt like I had a pretty good handle on what it was and what to expect from that point on.

There have been a few times, today included, when I’ve gone back into the internet and clicked on this or that website. But it doesn’t take too long before I’m feeling overwhelmed with the plethora of information and personal stories out there. And I don’t have to read very much before I once again feel fortunate and hopeful to have a very treatable form of cancer. The ravages of cancer is such a sad situation for so many people.

I also felt overwhelmed when I browsed the book shelves full of cancer books at a bookstore I visited this last weekend. I thought I could read the back of a few books and know which one I might be interested in. But I couldn’t. There were so many books. Thankfully, my oncologist suggested a couple and I’ll go back and look just for those two.