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Old 08-15-2012, 07:03 PM   #1
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Re: Finding your power...!

Yeah, whenever I take one too many pain pills! Just kidding, thanks for the pep talk!
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6/23 bilat mast, port 6/27 expanders, 8/08 AC x6, Herceptin 1 yr., Arimidex -Jan 1st 2012- 5 years, reconstruction- exchange surgery 3/30, nipples 7/2012? Then tattoos......
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Old 08-16-2012, 08:46 AM   #2
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Re: Finding your power...!

Your Spirit is your most precious possession.

It directs your mind. It loves you more than you do. It wants to guide and protect you. Nurture you; support you in every unimaginable way.

In The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy, he says that whatever you habitually think sinks down into your subconscious mind, which then creates (according to the nature of your thoughts).

The subconscious mind is the seat of your emotions. How you think will determine how you will feel (happy pills aside))...

Once the subconscious mind accepts an idea, it begins to execute it. Your behavior will change in accordance.

I say out loud every day, THANK YOU FOR MY LIFE.


I look up and smile with gratitude. I tell my body, STRONG, BRAVE AND DETERMINED. HEALTHY AND WELL! NO MORE CANCER. I do this several times a day.

I KNOW my subconscious is my faithful servant. It will direct my body. And my body will obey.

I believe in the power of my subconscious to heal, uplift and strengthen me! Change your thoughts, change your destiny.

And it is also true -- anti-depressants, anti-anxiety meds help me sleep well and live with more joy. Studies show that sleep is essential to our well-being. It is time the body takes to repair damage. We owe it to ourselves to get a good night's sleep every single day.

Wishing you all wellness and peace.

Remember -- you are in charge. You are the Captain of your Soul. The Master of your Fate! Honest to goodness!!

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'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...
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Old 08-28-2012, 09:56 AM   #3
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Finding your power...!

It's important, I've learned, to distinguish between the voice in my head vs my Inner Voice. That is the channel my Spirit speaks to me on. It is full of Love, Compassion, Understanding, Kindness, Generosity, Awe, humble Gratitude, caring Guidance and remarkable Support. That is my Higher Self talking to me. It is divinely wise and timelessly Present.

The voice in my head represents my primal self, my basest self. That voice is full of pride and jealousies, it criticizes and belittles me, blames, lacks self-confidence and so has a false sense of superiority. It judges all (me most harshly). It taunts me, making my head spin and my heart hurt. It worries and frets all day long. Oh, and it is full of fear.


I came upon Full of Beans thread --Life is a celebration. Wow what courage that woman has. How eloquently she touches our Souls. She wrote:
'Life is a celebration of that which we can do, not a requiem for that which we can not do'


I just wanted to let you know that despite my face edema and the blood clot and risk involved (not medically insured) I did go to my friend's wedding in Turkey and I had a fabulous time. My face is still causing me pain when I look at it, but hey it is another experience I suppose.

Many time I have felt sad and TV marketing and facebook makes you feel as if you have little to hold on to comparatively to you peers.. it is easy to feel like a looser:no financial securities..no health.. no lover or perfect family and behaved children). My friends all seem to be going on to better and greater things and I feel that in all that time I have been surviving,

Instead one should always celebrate what it is he can do: I have survived almost 7 years with metastatic cancer and left no stone unturned, I have learned a lot, mostly about myself and I can still stand straightwith love and compassion in my heart. You all have amazed me on this board and show so much spirit, thank you for I was learning.

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Full of Beans helped remind me of my power...


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'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...
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