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Andrea Barnett Budin · 07-10-2009, 01:39 PM

Read this today -- the perfect no-stress environment is the grave. So I guess, w/or w/o bc -- it is good to remember everyone is fighting their own battle.

You see, it is when we change our perception of things that we gain control. The stress goes from being a threat to becoming a challenge. Still grueling, granted, but still...

It's when we commit to action, to actually do something positive that those feelings of being trapped by events become a bit more manageable.

When inscanity strikes, (and yes, sorry to report that even after alllll these yrs, I am weirded out for days before any medical test) I try to remember to remind myself that -- THIS IS JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO VERIFY THAT I AM NORMAL. Tehe...

Deepak Chopra says, "When you realize that you have control over any interpretation you place upon your body, an enormously liberating idea begins to dawn; THE BODY IS ON YOUR SIDE."!! I love that. That is why I talk to my body all the time. I understand that it is it's job to obey what my mind tells it to do.

Louisa May Alcott explains, "A little kingdom I possess, Where thoughts and feelings swell; And very hard the task I find Of governing it well."

I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE, THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL is also a phrase I memorized as a high schooler. The older and more experienced I become, the more profound those words are. I had no idea how true their meaning back in the day.

I know that when things around me seem out of control, all I can control is my Self...

INPUT PEOPLE PLEASE. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. LET US HAVE THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. You can view but you can't hide. Well, I spose you can, if you so choose, but I am asking you to be so kind as to join the conversation. What you think matters. And often it helps...

07-10-2009, 01:39 PM	#9
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Wanted to share Read this today -- the perfect no-stress environment is the grave. So I guess, w/or w/o bc -- it is good to remember everyone is fighting their own battle. You see, it is when we change our perception of things that we gain control. The stress goes from being a threat to becoming a challenge. Still grueling, granted, but still... It's when we commit to action, to actually do something positive that those feelings of being trapped by events become a bit more manageable. When inscanity strikes, (and yes, sorry to report that even after alllll these yrs, I am weirded out for days before any medical test) I try to remember to remind myself that -- THIS IS JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO VERIFY THAT I AM NORMAL. Tehe... Deepak Chopra says, "When you realize that you have control over any interpretation you place upon your body, an enormously liberating idea begins to dawn; THE BODY IS ON YOUR SIDE."!! I love that. That is why I talk to my body all the time. I understand that it is it's job to obey what my mind tells it to do. Louisa May Alcott explains, "A little kingdom I possess, Where thoughts and feelings swell; And very hard the task I find Of governing it well." I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE, THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL is also a phrase I memorized as a high schooler. The older and more experienced I become, the more profound those words are. I had no idea how true their meaning back in the day. I know that when things around me seem out of control, all I can control is my Self... INPUT PEOPLE PLEASE. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. LET US HAVE THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. You can view but you can't hide. Well, I spose you can, if you so choose, but I am asking you to be so kind as to join the conversation. What you think matters. And often it helps... __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...