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Suddenly, Valerie felt dirty. The sign in front of the Motel 7 had touted FREE HBO and IN RM J CUZZ, but this place was definitely not the Ritz! Perhaps another chocolate martini to boost her courage...
Thanking God that she had composed herself enough to freshen up her Red hot Red lipstick, she was glad she'd also had the presence of mind to create a makeshift disguise from the torn gray UCSC Fighting Banana Slugs hoody, classic dot ballcap (worn backwards) and her Bucci sunglasses which although unnecessary in the incessant rain, provided a degree of anonymity her publicist would appreciate.
Head held high, Valerie strode boldly toward Mr. Chills...the only bar in Santa Cruz that not only allowed smoking , but encouraged it, particularly the smoking of medicinal substances. Taking a deep breath, she walked through the cloud of blue, fragrant smoke and into the bar.
Inside the bar, the smoke was even thicker, despite the fact that only 3 people were in the place. As far as Valerie could see, that is, with her sunglasses on. Deciding some things were better left unseen, she felt her way to the the bar and hoisted herself onto the cracked red barstool. On a better day, she might have been pleased - it matched her dress - but without the Manolo's the look was somehow incomplete.
A poster child for skateboarding should be a crime punched up a Smashmouth tune from the jukebox before slouching back to his corner booth and burying his head in Thrasher magazine.
Valerie felt more than saw the steely stare coming from the far end of the bar, the man clearly having bagged his 3 drink limit but still going strong. She tried not to notice the slight resemblance to Charles Manson...
Signaling the barman, Valerie glanced up at the television mounted precariously above the bar....
OH MY GOD! NOOOOOOO! she screamed before toppling from her perch to the butt-strewn floor of the bar, not hearing Smashmouth proclaim her a rockstar or ring out "all that glitters is gold" as her Bucci's skittered across the floor, coming to rest under the jukebox
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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