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Andrea Barnett Budin · 10-13-2007, 10:03 AM

Y'all may not believe this -- but I am stick conscious! When I work on my book in Microsoft Word I back up each day's entries on to a stick -- to safely SAVE IT forever, no matter what. And it is easy to drag PICTURES from your day's entry to the stick! EVEN *I* CAN DO THIS! (I am resisting saying it is for morons.)

I took my book stick to my daghter Ali's storm shuttered house when Hurricane Wilma was headed for Boca (along w/meds, calendar w/my life in it --including names/#s of docs, imaging centers in Fla and NY, Bdays, Anniv, next fasting bld, CT scan and on and on -- EVERYTHING!) The computer could crash, blow away, whatever -- my book is safe, on my SunDisk memory thing.

THAT'S A SUPER IDEA! And really compact...

Wish I'd thought of that a week ago...

Andi

10-13-2007, 10:03 AM	#21
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	A Light Bulb Moment! Y'all may not believe this -- but I am stick conscious! When I work on my book in Microsoft Word I back up each day's entries on to a stick -- to safely SAVE IT forever, no matter what. And it is easy to drag PICTURES from your day's entry to the stick! EVEN I CAN DO THIS! (I am resisting saying it is for morons.) I took my book stick to my daghter Ali's storm shuttered house when Hurricane Wilma was headed for Boca (along w/meds, calendar w/my life in it --including names/#s of docs, imaging centers in Fla and NY, Bdays, Anniv, next fasting bld, CT scan and on and on -- EVERYTHING!) The computer could crash, blow away, whatever -- my book is safe, on my SunDisk memory thing. THAT'S A SUPER IDEA! And really compact... Wish I'd thought of that a week ago... Andi __________________ 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...