'Cancer free'?

You should probably read this first.

Waiting, while the girl I love underwent surgery to remove the cancer, was by far the most distressing and difficult experience of my life. Time has never passed so slowly. Seeing her afterwards was a brief respite, but having to leave her in the hospital whilst I went home was heart wrenching and I hardly slept at all during her four night stay.

The ten days following the surgery; ten days for them to analyse what they had removed, were agonising.  But then came the news we’d hoped for, but hadn't dared to dream of: the surgery was successful.  We are cancer free.

So that’s it, right? We won.

Well, no.

There’s still radiotherapy to come (which, thankfully, shouldn't be anywhere near the ordeal of chemo or surgery), and then we have to come to terms with everything that’s just happened to us and somehow move on.  Since May we’ve fought, struggled and battled our way through the treatment, always focusing on the next step and getting through each one at a time. We've not even begun to deal with the trauma of this whole experience.

My girlfriend's treatment may have been successful, but that isn't the end of the story. There is always the risk of the cancer returning, which is why charities such as Breakthrough Breastcancer are so important. Constant and continued research is essential to improve existing treatments and to search for new ones.  This research is vital in the battle to cure and eradicate this awful disease.

As well as their research, Breakthrough also offer valuable information through their website - information that is not only useful to breast cancer patients, but also anyone who is worried or wanting to know more.

I’m now even more focused than before to raise money for this vital charity, to make sure they can continue to help save lives.

Please give money if you can, share this with everyone you know, talk to me if you like and voice any ideas for ways that we can raise more money.

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