Home again after my day at KS

I just got home from Karolinska Sjukhuset after my day with Dr. Lagercrantz. It has been so amazing and I do not know where to start. To start off we sat in a small room discussing all my questions. She was really good in explaining what breast cancer is and what it does to the body. After that we had lunch and continued to talk about the day and new questions that kept popping up in my mind.

In the afternoon I got to meet four patients and they were all so different. Of course I will not say any names or so because that it not allowed but I can say that they were all very different. There was one girl that was only 35 years of age and one that was above 60 years old. It was really interesting seeing the difference in each case and how their lives were affected by their disease.

During these hours I had a lot of feelings running through my mind and body. There were a couple of times that I wanted to cry because breast cancer is horrible. It is mean and evil and I do not think anyone deserves to have this disease at all. But sadly people get sick with breast cancer and when that happens it is so crucial and important to see to the positive aspects and not only the bad ones.

Though the times were I felt tears coming through there were happy times as well. There was one patient that got good news and I just saw how she got this massive smile on her face and then it is really hard to not smile yourself as well. There was such joy in that moment and it is something I will never forget.

I am so happy after today, it all went so great and I have learned more than I expected to. I got many facts, tips and tricks and so much stuff that I will use during the rest of this project.