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Old 08-05-2008, 12:11 AM   #41
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I am so very sorry to hear about Karen. She was a fighter. Now her spirit can soar and fly. My prayers to her family.
God bless them all.
Maryanne
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1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen

2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy

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6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
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Old 08-05-2008, 03:44 AM   #42
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My deepest sympathy to her family and friends. You will be in my prayers.
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Old 08-05-2008, 07:18 AM   #43
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My heart once again breaks. This has been a very sorrowful year. I once again ask God why? Why was Kareng taken just before her 46th birthday, that was way too young. As my heart is breaking, a song popped into my head, “Only the Good Die Young”. More and more I am finding these words to be true, from all the wonderful warriors from this site that have been taken way too soon, to Princess Diane, and the highly potential students from Virginia Tech, all that could have made such a big difference in this world.

I know that God is only one that sees the Big picture and we will never understand why things happen as they do, but there is a purpose, though we will never fully understand his purpose. I do realize that everyone on this site has been touch with cancer way too young, but I have also come to know that all the people on this website are “top of the line”. With the passing of Karen I have come to realized that even though I travel this journey alone, I am comforted by the fact that God has placed me with the elite.

I will miss her and her posts, but God has her in the palm of his hands as she fills her purpose that God has for her in eternity. I know she was thrilled to finally meet all the ones from this site that went before her..

My Condolences to her family and everyone that knew her.
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Old 08-05-2008, 01:42 PM   #44
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Unhappy Sad news
My condolence's to her family, we'll miss Karen here so much and it saddens me to hear of another brave sister we have lost this year.
Thanks for letting us know Bill.
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Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
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June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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Old 08-05-2008, 05:29 PM   #45
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I was very sad to hear this news. My prayers go upward to friends here and elsewhere and to Karen's family.
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Old 08-05-2008, 06:05 PM   #46
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It took me a while to post because I was deeply affected by Karen's death. Karen had written to me personally to encourage me while her situtation got worse. To her friends and family, please note that she will be missed.

Kim
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5/2003 tram flap right breast
8/2004 dx new primary left breast with inflammatory bc
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8/19 taxotere and herceptin
1/15/2005 Navelbine/Herceptin
4/2005 radiation and Herceptin
5/15/2005 Herceptin alone
2/12/2008 skin biopsy positive
2/14/2008 met to sternum, possibly right breast
2/27/08 Start omitarg, herceptin, taxotere trial
3/17/08 Kicked off trial because I started too close to my last herceptin
3/19 start tykerb xeloda
Right breast confirmed met
5/15/08 skin mets gone, no hypermetabolic activity in breast, sternum healing
8/24/08 scans still look good. sternum still active with scarring. No evidence of progression
10/08 Progression in sternum
12/08 Start TDM1 trial
1/09 Scans show stable
12/09 1 year on TDM1 still stable
10/10 progression in chest and liver
11/10 false positive of liver mets; tykerb and herceptin
4/11 Tykerb/Herceptin/Xgeva
4/11 Rads to Sternum
5/12/12 NED Herceptin/Zometa
3/16/19 still NED Herceptin/Zometa very 6months
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Old 08-10-2008, 01:24 AM   #47
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Bill,
Thanks for informing us. I know how hard it is to be the one who has to bring the bad news.
I am so sadden to hear about Karen's passing. One more sister taken from us this year, she will be missed. My deepest sympathy to her family. My prayers are with Karen and her family.
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