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Lien · 09-07-2010, 01:59 PM

I went into surgery after a biopsy that didn't show cancer. But the pathologist thought it should come out, as he felt uneasy about it. He was right. A week after my surgery I heard I had cancer.

But I count from the day I was holding my sister's newborn babygirl, the day before I heard the results. That's the day my new life as a cancer survivor began. It's totally unscientific, but that's how it feels. And it's the day after my nieces Birthday, so easy to remember. Every year I go to her party, see her growing taller and think: at the time I thought I wasn't going to see you grow up. And look at you now! She's 6,5 and she looks a lot like me. She's my little angel.

Jacqueline

09-07-2010, 01:59 PM	#14
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: Calculating Survivorship I went into surgery after a biopsy that didn't show cancer. But the pathologist thought it should come out, as he felt uneasy about it. He was right. A week after my surgery I heard I had cancer. But I count from the day I was holding my sister's newborn babygirl, the day before I heard the results. That's the day my new life as a cancer survivor began. It's totally unscientific, but that's how it feels. And it's the day after my nieces Birthday, so easy to remember. Every year I go to her party, see her growing taller and think: at the time I thought I wasn't going to see you grow up. And look at you now! She's 6,5 and she looks a lot like me. She's my little angel. Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.