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Dear Ann! Tears of JOY for you are clouding my eyes.

You have stood up and taken your *medicine* in many forms to fight off this darn disease. I am not alone in the ability to find NED, so welcome to a small, but growing group!

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CoolBreeze, such wonderful news can't help but be excited and celebrate with you. I too am on Perjeta/ Herceptin combo thanks to it being recently approved for early stage Her 2+ cancers larger than 2 cm or with positive lymph nodes along with taxotere and carboplatin in the neoadjuvant setting. So much hope and encouragement posted here for us all to reach NED status. I too have had a terrific response so far. All that remains of the tumor in my breast is the tissue marker left behind from the biopsy. The positive lymph node which had reduced in size by half is stable. I am on treatment #4 of 6 planned. Taking time to rejoice with others is great medicine!! I pray you remain well for many years to come. God bless you.

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That is fantastic news! May it always be so!

Karen

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Wow, what great news! Thanks for sharing!

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Wow - that is fantastic news! I have been following you on your blog and you are a true inspiration. You have been through so much and you just keep fighting. You deserve this long awaited break. My best to you and may you stay NED forever.

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Congratulations - happy for you. You are a lucky girl!

Love,

Adriana

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So thrilled for you, Ann. This is a real blessing. :-) After everything you have been through, this is the big break you richly deserve.

Kiri did great with herceptin and perjeta as well-- it kept her clear systemically for a year. Unfortunately, her brain mets have returned and progressed since her WBR, so we're on a different track now with a phase 1 trial of an experimental drug, ARRY-380. She had to drop perjeta. :-( It's a real miracle drug; I pray it works for you for many many years!!

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CoolBreeze, this is absolutely wonderful! Could not heave read anything better today (or yesterday, or tomorrow, for that matter). I'm so happy for you!

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You Go Girl!! what a great graduation gift for all of you! Next mile stone your youngest's sons PhD!

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YES! YES! YES! So incredibly happy for you!

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WOW!!WOW!!WOW!! this really gives me hope, congrats - here's hoping for many NED years to come.

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AMEN ANN...rejoicing & dancing with you!!!!

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Ann,

So happy to read your news. Best of luck to you with this treatment plan.

Hopeful

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Got goosebumps reading that - SO happy for you!

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Awesome News! So excited for you!

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Crazy, happy, Wow news!!! You go girl!

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So happy to hear this. You've been through so much and it's finally paying off. Thanks be to God!

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So very happy for you. Congratulations!!!

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Oh Cool Breeze how wonderful!!! I'm doing the happy dance for you!!
I'm so darned happy to hear this!
Much love and many heartfelt hugs!
Marcia

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Wonderful wonderful news --- Let's all join you in the happy dance of life!