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Emelie

I just wanted to send every good wish to you and your family. What a lovely lady you are. I respect and admire you.

Janie

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Dear Emelie,
I also support your decision and admire your courage. All of us will come to the same point eventually, where quality of life is of most importance.
I wish you peace and joy....... Pam

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We also agree with Karen and Jackie.Hema and I wish you all the best

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Dearest Emelie,
I thank you for sharing your story and although treatments at the moment seam to have failed you- we know your not giving up hope. I respect your decision & God bless,
Kristin

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It has been an emotional experience reading these comments. My husband and I have discussed this issue, and decided that there likely will come a time, when the cost of living becomes too high. I think I would also take this road, as I anticipate Mets, and had a very hard time tolerating chemo. I think there may come a point when I may say "I have had a good life, it's time". My thoughts are with you, Emelie.

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Emelie and all,

This has been such a great discussion. I'm grateful to you, Emelie -- both for beginning it and then for supporting it with your calm and nonjudgmental responses. At first, I feared we'd ruffle your feathers but your calm assurances reinforced (at least in my mind) that there's a right way of living with breast cancer for each one of us -- and it's also DIFFERENT for each one of us. Kudos to you for doing the hard work to find what's right for you, and also for sharing that with us.

In case you have not seen it, I thought you and others might be interested in an article in the Washington Post, written by a nurse diagnosed with stage IV IBC who chooses less aggressive treatment options. There's another blog about the article that's interesting. I'll include both links.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...BsT_story.html

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2012/0...overcome-them/

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Debbie L

Well said. Thanks Emelie

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Emilie~
I've read your post a number of times, but just couldn't come up with the words to respond. Probably because it touched something I'm so fearful about.
I believe, for myself, that to choose to stop treatment is one of the scariest things ever, and believe it would take me more courage to choose to stop treatment than it does to keep searching for the next treatment.
Know how much I honor your courage and wish you only the best~
Keep the faith

Jessica