mom finished treatments - It all gets to me only now

jotti

hi,

my mom was diagnosed with IDC last April. she had a lumpectomy, then 4AC and 12 Taxol followed by radiation. she finished her tratments in February and is doing fine! :-) I am very happy about that! During all this time I was her primarily caregiver. The rest of the family was just ot present and some of her friend were not helpful either. I had no one to rely on. I took her to all dr. appointments, spent nights reading her from books when she couldn´t sleep, shaved her head (the hardest thing I ever had to do!), took care of the household etc. It was never a burden and I am very proud of her and how she strong she was/is!!!

Now everything is somewhat "back to normal" but I realize that I only start thinking about it all now and I am having trouble coming to terms with the last year! I don´t know what to do. Anyone ever felt or feels the same way? Any advice on how to deal with the "aftermath"?

Thanks!

Miriam