[KymAustralia]

Hi Joe, Christine and everyone,

Happy New Year and may 2009 bring peace harmony and most importantly good health to all my sisters in the Her2 family!!

I was having a little look at the deceased members list and sending out a prayer and yes, shedding a little tear thinking of the wonderful warm hearted women we have lost over the years. So many truely inspirational ladies, who are terribly missed by many of us who have spent time here. I noticed Mary from Tierrasanta in San Diego wasn't listed and wondered if someone might add her to the list.

For those of you who didnt know Mary, she was a truely inspirational woman who took in and housed many many abandoned and stray dogs whom she lavished with much needed love and attention. She truely loved her canine "family" and they clearly adored her also.

I remember when she passed, about 4 or 5 years back, there was an article about her wonderful work with the dogs in the local newspaper for her area which someone posted for us all to see.

She was incredibly optomistic, bright, bubbly and always reached out to those newly diagnosed and offered words of support and her warm gentle sense of humor.

I have somewhere on a disk some pictures she sent me of her and her many well kept and happy looking dogs........ Mary was one of the many heroes I grew to know, admire and love during my time of need when I came here looking for support.

Who could ever forget women like her and dearest Lolly and characters like my fellow country woman Lyn and the many, many others who inspired us all with their warmth and courage in the face of such adversity.

I am glad to see so many others still going strong!!

Mary Ann if you see this I posted about the BCIRG 006 trial as I was one of the participants.

Love and Light to all

Kym
xxx