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Andrea Barnett Budin · 10-27-2007, 01:42 PM

TIPTOE HAS LEFT WEST WARWICK! Marie's computer is out. I spoke w/her. She and Ed have brushed their knees off and are forging ahead w/their new plan -- and all the advice our Sisters have given them.

They reluctantly let TT go, shipping her on Friday, w/a tracking # and a GUARDIAN ANGEL, Marie has sent along w/her. (Wish I had thought of that one!) BECKY -- LET US KNOW WHEN SHE ARRIVES. Get your camera ready! Tipsy is a delightful guest and we are all anxiously waiting for Marie to post pictures and for Becky to update us.

Marie's Mom's little blanket is in the package too! The woman has had several biopsies this past week but has made it a priority to finish Tip's bc blanket. Now that's a Warrior Woman for you! Prayers for her and for Ed are streaming from Boca to R.I. as I type!

WITH LOVE AND WISHES FOR TIPTOE'S SAFE JOURNEY,
Andi

10-27-2007, 01:42 PM	#1
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	Tiptoe Headed To Becky's...! TIPTOE HAS LEFT WEST WARWICK! Marie's computer is out. I spoke w/her. She and Ed have brushed their knees off and are forging ahead w/their new plan -- and all the advice our Sisters have given them. They reluctantly let TT go, shipping her on Friday, w/a tracking # and a GUARDIAN ANGEL, Marie has sent along w/her. (Wish I had thought of that one!) BECKY -- LET US KNOW WHEN SHE ARRIVES. Get your camera ready! Tipsy is a delightful guest and we are all anxiously waiting for Marie to post pictures and for Becky to update us. Marie's Mom's little blanket is in the package too! The woman has had several biopsies this past week but has made it a priority to finish Tip's bc blanket. Now that's a Warrior Woman for you! Prayers for her and for Ed are streaming from Boca to R.I. as I type! WITH LOVE AND WISHES FOR TIPTOE'S SAFE JOURNEY, 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...