[Jackie07]

Introduced this thread to one of our new members. Then I noticed SoCalGal's tally (145 years for all 33 members) Thought I'd double check and add the others following her posting. And I came up with 220 years and three months. I also noticed that many other Stage IV sisters are not on the list - the founder of this support group, Christine (12 years) and AndiBB (13 years), to name a few.

And it suddenly downed on me that I myself have survived my first diagnosis of stage I for 8 years. My recurrence in 2007, a Stage IIb, was caused by a series of failures of the medical staff - the surgeon thought she had had a clean margin, she didn't; the radiologist thought the shadow on the mammograms was 'scar tissue', it wasn't; my family doctor thought I was hypochondriac, he was wrong ...

Will I have another recurence and become stage IV one of these days? Nobody knows. But just knowing the fact that so many of our stage IV sisters have beat the odds/on maintenance/receiving active treatment gives me confidence that whatever happens in the future, there is hope.

Thank you, stage iv sisters, for sharing your fighting spirit and triumph with us.


Trish ----------- Dec. 2006 ------------ 4yrs 6 months and counting
Pam P. -------- Sept. 2002 ------------8 yrs 9 months and counting
Colleen007 --- Oct. 2005 -------------5 yrs 8 months and counting
Missyw -------- Aug. 2006 ------------4 yrs 10 months and counting
Joan M -------- Jan. 2007 -------------4 yrs 5 months and counting
Kathy T ------- [Jan. 2003] ------------8 yrs 5 months and counting
Nancy L ------- Feb. 2009 ------------ 2 yrs 4 months and counting
Chelee --------- Dec. 2005 ------------ 5 yrs 6 months and counting
Lori R ---------- Oct. 2007 -------------3 yrs 6 months and counting
Deena H ------- Jan. 2011 --------------------5 months and counting
Barbara H ----- May 2004 ------------7 yrs 1 month and counting
Chrisy ---------- Sept. 2004 -----------6 yrs 9 months and counting
Sheila ---------- Sept. 2003 ------------7 yrs 9 months and counting
Nsebesta ------ May 2004 ------------ 7 yrs 1 month and counting
Mamacze -------------2004 -------------7 years and counting
Ceesun ----------- over 4 years ------- 4 years and counting
Hutchibk ------ Aug. 2005 ------------- 5 yrs 10 months and counting
Emilieb --------- Jan. 2010 ------------- 1 yr 5 months and counting
DEBBIE S ------- Oct. 2004 ------------- 6 yrs 8 months and counting
Krisvell --------- Nov. 2010 -------------------- 8 months and counting
SuThorn --------Sept. 2007 ------------ 3 yrs 9 months and counting
CourtneyL ----- April 2008 ------------ 3 yrs 2 months and counting
Hema ------------ March 2011 -----------------3 months and counting
Schoolteacher - Dec. 2007 ------------3 yrs 6 months and counting
SoCalGal --------- March 2007 ---------4 yrs 3 months and counting
MaryL ------------ July 2004 -------------6 yrs 11 months and counting
PatE -------------- Oct. 2007 -------------3 yrs 8 months and counting
KDR --------------- June 2010 ------------1 yr and counting
Flossie ------------ July 2008 -------------2 yrs 11 months and counting
Marilyn ---------- Jan. 2001 ------------10 yrs 5 months and counting
Kim in CA -------- Sept. 2001 -----------9 yrs 9 months and counting
Adriana Mangus July 2003 ------------7 yrs 11 months and counting
Kim in DC --------- Feb. 2008 ----------- 3 yrs 4 months and counting
Fauxgypsy -------- Feb. 2007 ----------- 4 yrs 4 months and counting
DianaMK ---------- June 2010 -----------1 yr and counting
[SoCalGal counted so far 33 members living 145 total] I counted 35 members living 168 years and 9 months]
Tonya -------------- Aug. 2006 -----------4 yrs 10 months and counting
Asahizuru ---------------- 2002 ---------- 9 yrs and counting
Vivienne [Mom of] March 2011 -------------- 3 months and counting
Radiant ------------------- 2010 -----------1 yr 6 months and counting
Ahoff -----------------------2010 -----------1 yr 6 months and counting
Sherryg683 -------- Dec. 2005 ---------- 5 yrs 6 months and counting
Kavy ----------------- Nov. 2005 ----------5 yrs 7 months and counting
DQ1 ------------------------- 2011 -
Unregistered --------Jan. 2007 --------- 4 yrs 5 months and counting
[DMWARN] [wife] ------ 2000 --------- 11 yrs and counting
Linda b --------------- Jan. 2007 -----------4 yrs 5 months and counting
Angela R ------------------- 2011 ------------------2 months and counting


Total: 48 members living 220 years and three months as of June 15, 2011
[Please add/correct if you notice any errors.]