The person who runs the group, Jill, is 7 years out from her diagnosis, she is a survivor, and could easily have left the breast cancer world behind rather than lead the group. She is truly paying it forward by offering this type of support for women coming after her. I have to ask myself if I would do it. But she does inspire me to do something, to give back, when I am in recovery and have the strength to do it.
Another woman, Jo, has metastasized breast cancer but you would not know it. She is truly inspirational in how she seizes every day. She just went back to college! This is not a woman who gives up or gets down. She lifts us all up.
Finally someone I have connected with probably the most, Tracy, is a younger woman like me, has the same type of breast cancer and also had a stillbirth. She has an amazing sense of humor. She has been put through the wringer and her chemo was even stopped after 3 sessions because of her poor reaction, including blood clots in her lungs and hospital admissions. She wasn't given the choice to complete chemo as her oncologist thought the chemo might kill her. Seeing her go through this made me really reflect and be grateful that I can continue chemo without any serious consequences to me. And she still supports me, and others, despite all that is going on with her health. She messaged me and calmed me down when I got the picc line put in. She and I have both been through a lot in our lives and it helps to have a connection like that.
These are just 3 of the women in the group but many others have their own stories, their own amazing spirits and kind hearts. They are warrior women!
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