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Sherryg683 · 11-24-2009, 09:44 PM

I love holidays and being aroud family and friends and the parties. But I was diagnosed on December 1, 4 years ago and that was the hardest Christmas ever. I had my lumpectomy on Dec. 22 of that year, the flu on Christmas morning and then started Chemo on Jan 3. I don't feel guilty about still being here, I just always feel sadened wondering if I will still be feeling well and cancer free next year. I've had so many people close to me die in the last 5 years that is perplexing to me also as to "why" some do not make it. I guess you can say holidays are a happy, sad time for me...sherryg

11-24-2009, 09:44 PM	#7
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Re: How do you feel during the holidays? I love holidays and being aroud family and friends and the parties. But I was diagnosed on December 1, 4 years ago and that was the hardest Christmas ever. I had my lumpectomy on Dec. 22 of that year, the flu on Christmas morning and then started Chemo on Jan 3. I don't feel guilty about still being here, I just always feel sadened wondering if I will still be feeling well and cancer free next year. I've had so many people close to me die in the last 5 years that is perplexing to me also as to "why" some do not make it. I guess you can say holidays are a happy, sad time for me...sherryg __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!