Get organized - earlier rather than later

The amount of information that came at me, in a very short amount of time was seriously overwhelming.  Save yourself the aggravation of searching for the last post-it note that you wrote your next appointment on... get a folder and a notepad and keep everything in it.

Everyone knows someone who has been through what you are going through... people in your life want to help. 

I had friends and family calling me non-stop, in an effort to help, to give me information on support groups, doctors, surgeons, cancer foundations, etc.  If no one called, I would have thought that no one cared.  So, with all the calls, I put all the information into my handy notebook and then with more information than one person can handle, I called Mom!  Asked her to look into some of the referrals and just let me know what to do.  While Mom has her own life to deal with, and a full time job that really appreciates her attention, she is my 'person'...  and therefore, she was more than willing to skip a lunch break and do a little research to ease my mind.

PHOTO:  My boobie folder, that is already bursting at the seams and it has only been 37 days since my first appointment.

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