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		<title>One Year After Starting Chemo</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 01:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a minute, and getting back here to update you is well overdue. It&#8217;s now one year after I started chemo, so here&#8217;s a rundown on how I&#8217;ve been doing. Part One: Chemo I started chemo on 25th July 2024, doing the dose-dense AC-T regime. So the first four treatments were fortnightly doxorubicin (&#8220;lovingly&#8221;&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://josiesjourney.com/one-year-after-starting-chemo/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">One Year After Starting Chemo</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>13 Best Books on Breast Cancer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I was diagnosed, I wanted to devour every bit of information I could on breast cancer. Here are some of the best books on breast cancer to help you do the same. These books offer practical advice, either from professionals or survivors to help you and your support people navigate the months and years&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://josiesjourney.com/best-books-on-breast-cancer/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">13 Best Books on Breast Cancer</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Types of Breast Reconstruction</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 22:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve mentioned before how clueless I was before my breast cancer diagnosis. In my mind I imagined that if I needed a mastectomy it would mean remaining flat. It wasn&#8217;t until I was sitting in my surgeon&#8217;s office and he started to talk about possible types of breast reconstruction that it even occurred to me&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://josiesjourney.com/types-of-breast-reconstruction/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Types of Breast Reconstruction</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>11 Ways to Support Someone with Breast Cancer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When a friend or family member is diagnosed with breast cancer we are often paralysed. We want to be helpful and caring, but how do we do that when we don&#8217;t understand what they are going through? Here are some suggestions how to support someone with breast cancer. Just Listen The very best thing you&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://josiesjourney.com/how-to-support-someone-with-breast-cancer/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">11 Ways to Support Someone with Breast Cancer</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lumpectomy or Mastectomy: How to Choose</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 23:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Almost every single person diagnosed with breast cancer has surgery of some sort, that&#8217;s a given. But that&#8217;s where the similarities end. The big decision to have either a lumpectomy or mastectomy often needs to be made, and with so many variables, it&#8217;s never clear cut. Here are some things to think about when deciding&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://josiesjourney.com/lumpectomy-or-mastectomy/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Lumpectomy or Mastectomy: How to Choose</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Decide the Best Breast Cancer Treatment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When we are first diagnosed we are faced with a barrage of decisions. There is an overwhelming desire to just get on with treatment, and a terrible fear about that exact same thing. We don&#8217;t want to be doing this, so since we are, we only want to do it once. But which treatment is&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://josiesjourney.com/how-to-decide-the-best-breast-cancer-treatment/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How to Decide the Best Breast Cancer Treatment</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Breast Cancer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 06:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let me start this with a disclaimer &#8211; I am not a medical professional. This beginner&#8217;s guide is written from my perspective, research and opinions. While I hope that you will find some information here useful, do not rely on this as medical advice, please confirm everything with your own doctors. You are likely here&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://josiesjourney.com/a-beginners-guide-to-breast-cancer/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Breast Cancer</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bilateral Mastectomy Pictures</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As I have been going through my breast cancer experience over the last year or so, I have found comfort and motivation in sharing my story with you all. &#160;This post will show my bilateral mastectomy pictures from start to finish, all in the one post. I know that when I was first diagnosed and&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://josiesjourney.com/bilateral-mastectomy-pictures/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bilateral Mastectomy Pictures</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>One Year Post Bilateral Mastectomy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2020 05:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[See how far I have come one year after I had my bilateral mastectomy and started the reconstruction process. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gifts for Breast Cancer Patients</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josie Kelsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Looking for gifts for a breast cancer patient? Click for some fun, inspirational &#038; practical gift ideas that she will love. ]]></description>
		
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