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Andrea Barnett Budin · 12-10-2013, 08:34 PM

I think it's important to bump this up -- it's so important to our health.

There are a number of posts from Elaine this past April.

She sounded great, as always. A survivor striving daily to remain one. She knew it is a 24/7 job, even when you're NED.

She was proactive, even aggressive, insisted on a quality from her docs and moved on if she felt they were failing her tests. I am the same.

She believed in integrative medicine of all kinds.

This sudden hospital and nursing home story is so distressing to me. We had no clue.

Was she not wanting to bother us? Did she think as it was not cancer related that it wasn't worth mentioning here? I wish she'd share. I would hope we could have put our heads together and supported her when she needed it most.

She was so inspiring to all of us, wish we could have been for her.

She did everything right. 14 yrs a survivor. Like me. I feel shattered and shaken. But I will rally, as I always do, because I must. We all must!

Love,

12-10-2013, 08:34 PM	#52
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	Re: Why i take supplements I think it's important to bump this up -- it's so important to our health. There are a number of posts from Elaine this past April. She sounded great, as always. A survivor striving daily to remain one. She knew it is a 24/7 job, even when you're NED. She was proactive, even aggressive, insisted on a quality from her docs and moved on if she felt they were failing her tests. I am the same. She believed in integrative medicine of all kinds. This sudden hospital and nursing home story is so distressing to me. We had no clue. Was she not wanting to bother us? Did she think as it was not cancer related that it wasn't worth mentioning here? I wish she'd share. I would hope we could have put our heads together and supported her when she needed it most. She was so inspiring to all of us, wish we could have been for her. She did everything right. 14 yrs a survivor. Like me. I feel shattered and shaken. But I will rally, as I always do, because I must. We all must! Love, __________________ 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...