Hello everyone,

Just needing a place to think out loud.

I hit the five year-all clear mark back in April. Just two months later, I was surprised to have a recurrence at the primary site. For the first time in six years, I realized that living with cancer is no different than living with any other ongoing lifelong disease. I realize that sounds negative--I don't mean to be negative. I just want to be realistic about the situation. I finished radiation, chemo, surgery and moved on with my life. Went for my follow-ups, reported any concerns I had.

I am thankful to have been cancer-free for five years. but at the same time, it is naive and a bit irresponsible on my part to think that I will ever be truly cancer-free. This is tough!

Thanks---I just needed to get that out!