Mary C's story

[Joy]

Hi mary, there are a lot of us with these things in common. I was dxed with stage 1 while still nursing my second daughter. She was 14 months by the time all the tests were done. That was 2000. My older punkin was 3 at the time. My 2nd dx came in 2002 with extensive liver involvement and some lung activity. Now there seems to be bone stuff too. I've done a fair amount of chemo, lots of herceptin and a lot of hormonal manipulation as i am also er/pr+. I feel great and my daughters are 9 and almost 7 and i'll be damned if i'm going to let my ex-husband raise them without me.

Anyway we are here to fight together and you landed in the best place!

Thanks for the support - this website is a great place to connect with others in similiar circumstances as there are days when you need the support and encouragement, but you don't want to drag your "support" people ( husband, sister, etc.) down with you.
Kids certainly give you a reason to fight. In 1999 I was 3 months pregnant with my daughter, when my husband died of a massive heart attack (he was 35) - I have continued to fight since I was diagnosed in September of 2000. I was remarried in April of 2004 and although my new husband is great, I still feel that I must continue the fight of my life as I wouldn't want my daughter to lose both of her biological parents (I just feel there is an added pressure, although I know I would be fighting she is hard if her biological father was still alive too).
Mary

[lu ann]

Hi Mary

I too was dx at an early age 14 years ago today. It was stage 1, I had mod. rad. mast. w/tram flap recon., 6 mos of chemo, no rad. I remained symptom free until fall of 2003. I was dx. with stage 4, Feb 2004, to mediasynim, and bones. I really didn't think I would live 6 months, but here I am almost 2 years later, along with many other ladies on this board. It amazes me how long we are all hanging in there when other cancers have taken the lives of so many. Breast cancer does not have to be a mandatory death sentence as once was thought. Just hang in there and keep the faith.

Blessings, Lu Ann.

P.S. I also had an 8 month old who is 14 years old now. I'm planning to be around to celebrate her many birthdays to come.

[mary c]

Hi Lu ann!


Thanks for the encouragement!

Mary