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Becky · 11-09-2007, 06:42 PM

Dear AA

It is difficult to lose any friend but more so when it is someone who battled a disease in which you had and are winning the battle. I am very sorry for the loss of your friend but I am very glad you are here and are able to be my friend.

I remember when I was first diagnosed, I read Susan Love's Breast Book. The end of the book deals with metastatic disease. Dr. Love commented that she had 2 patients. One (statistically) should never have done poorly but did and the other was Stage 4 from the beginning but did wonderfully, beating the disease for many years and then passed away from something else. That is the nature of cancer. Same treatments or more and one does well and another doesn't. As Lani said quite well, one day we will know much more. Until then, we can cherish the angels and the survivors because both teach us humility and give knowledge in different ways.

I am thinking about you tonight in different ways too, with great joy and in sympathy.

11-09-2007, 06:42 PM	#14
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Dear AA It is difficult to lose any friend but more so when it is someone who battled a disease in which you had and are winning the battle. I am very sorry for the loss of your friend but I am very glad you are here and are able to be my friend. I remember when I was first diagnosed, I read Susan Love's Breast Book. The end of the book deals with metastatic disease. Dr. Love commented that she had 2 patients. One (statistically) should never have done poorly but did and the other was Stage 4 from the beginning but did wonderfully, beating the disease for many years and then passed away from something else. That is the nature of cancer. Same treatments or more and one does well and another doesn't. As Lani said quite well, one day we will know much more. Until then, we can cherish the angels and the survivors because both teach us humility and give knowledge in different ways. I am thinking about you tonight in different ways too, with great joy and in sympathy. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"