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RhondaH · 02-01-2010, 07:13 AM

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago today I found VERY little long term stories (until I found this wonderful site...thank you Joe and Christine) for people with my "similar" dx and have always maintained that even as we get further away from our dx and life becomes "more normal" we should STILL come back to HER2 Support every year and update our stats if ANYTHING but to give the next person hope. I may not post much anymore, but know that you are all in my prayers. I was told when I was first dx that it gets easier with time and while I found that hard to believe while in the midst of treatment, it has gotten easier. Take care and God bless.

02-01-2010, 07:13 AM	#1
RhondaH Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,516	5 years... When I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago today I found VERY little long term stories (until I found this wonderful site...thank you Joe and Christine) for people with my "similar" dx and have always maintained that even as we get further away from our dx and life becomes "more normal" we should STILL come back to HER2 Support every year and update our stats if ANYTHING but to give the next person hope. I may not post much anymore, but know that you are all in my prayers. I was told when I was first dx that it gets easier with time and while I found that hard to believe while in the midst of treatment, it has gotten easier. Take care and God bless. __________________ Rhonda Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish) 2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy 5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan) 8/1/05 Finished 33 rads 8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06) 2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;) " And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln