New friends

I met a new friend today who simply turned my life around by just being around her. She has such a positive additude that it rubbed off on me. I believe in meeting friends who make your life better and it makes you think more in a positive way. I love meeting new people and love listening to their stories about life and what things they have encountered.

I had cancer 11 years ago and now I am cancer free and want to share my feelings about what I went through. I was young in my thrities and after having Ovarian cancer it changed my life and placed me in menopause. I suffered so bad with depression and mood swings and so many emotions in my life at one time, it was like a dam had broke, and all the water just came rushing at me at once.

I had talked to several women who felt the same way I had after my surgery. It was amazing to hear their stories and to know I was not alone. I met one lady who helped me more than anyone with her upbeat spirit. We talked in the store for over an hour one day and it really helped me to see and know there were many women who were going through this. We talked about writing a book and letting each woman place her own feelings and thoughts in the book about how going through early menopause affected their life."
Women in all walks of life and no matter what age you are need a good friend to talk to or maybe a group. I am lucky to have a friend who helped me one day and as we talked it opened up my eyes that women out there are suffering with so many symptons of menopause. No one wanted to talk about this topic when I was young, it was a hush, hush topic. Menopuase, menopause I say it out loud and proud because I know all women will go through it sooner or later, and we all need to suport eachother." No more being a hush subject and no more being an older woman's topic." Thanks to my friend who listened to me on that day I felt like my nerves were going to explode and thanks to the words of your wisdom that helped me better understand it was me going through Menopause."