The emotional impact of being diagnosed with a genetic mutation
It’s been a couple of months now since my BRCA story was first published by Ovarian Cancer Action. The response was amazing and to my surprise I had so many comments and messages asking to hear more. One of the biggest questions asked was "how do you feel?” and “how do you cope?”. So... this is how I feel. This is the mental and emotional side of being diagnosed with a genetic mutation. This post has taken me 6 weeks to draft. I thought I had myself sussed however when I put pen to paper, it’s actually been very difficult to order my thoughts and my feelings in a chronological order let alone in depth. However, I must say it has been very therapeutic and I now understand more about how I felt in them first few months and perhaps why. Since the first day I was told that I had a 50% chance of carrying a BRCA mutation I have felt every feeling under the sun. Fear, devastation, positivity, negativity but ultimately empowerment. My first post was very positive and