HOPE!! 4 year Metastatic Young Survivor

[shondagaylord]

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to write and say to women that are new, there is so much to live for. Today is my 4 year anniversary since diagnosis. I am a survivor/warrior! I have metastatic breast cancer since original diagnosis and I still do weekly treatments. I want to tell you to keep your head up and a smile on your face.

[VirginiaGirl]

Congratulations, Shona, on your 4 year cancerversary! I was diagnosed at age 39, and I just marked my 5th cancerversary. Here's to many, many more for all of us!
Peace and Blessings,

[shondagaylord]

Thank you Liz, Now you are the inspiration for me! Are you metastatic? IF so where are they? I always love hearing from ladies that are farther out than me!!

[juanita]

a very big congratulations to you!

[karen z]

Shonda,
Thanks for your great post and best wishes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
karen

[flynny]

Shonda,

Congrats! Today I celebrate my 2nd year (dx at 34). Hope is alive and I know you will do great!

Sarah

[dchips1]

Congrats!!! God has also done amazing things in my life as well as I started my 5th year in January fighting this beast. I was 37 as well at diagnosis.

[schoolteacher]

Shonda,

Thanks for offering us inspiration and Hope. Congratualations on your four year versay.

Amelia

[lexigirl]

Great news Shonda!! Thank you for sharing your happy day with us!

[Shobha]

Congratulations Shonda! Wishing you many many more ....

[janieR]

Happy news.

Thanks for sharing this.

I am going to celebrate 4 years survival of what they call 'early stage her2 breast cancer next week and I am 62 and i feel truly humbled by your post Shonda.

I hope you and your lovely family enjoy many years together, I feel sure you will.

janie

[Jackie07]

Congratulations on your 4-year Anniversary!

I hope the old timers will chime in soon. You can locate many of their stories in the 'Long-term' and 'long-time' survivors threads. [use the 'Search' button']

[tricia keegan]

Congratulations Shonda, it's good to know you're still doing so well:)

[Karen Wheel]

Great news! Thank you for sharing!!!!

:-) Karen

[suzan w]

This is very uplifting!!!

[CourtneyL]

You are an inspiration, Shonda! Thank you for posting and sharing your journey. With each message like this, I am filled with hope.

[Pam P]

Shonda - Thank you for posting your joy and your success. Stay strong, keep it up! I will have 9 yrs in June since dx. I didn't have mets identified from the initial dx, but mets in the bones were detected about a year later and my onc. said they were probably there all along, so similar to you I think with mets from the beginning. Wishing you many many many anniversarys.

[dawn]

Congratulations. Keep it up, it gives me hope that this can be controlled

[Sheila]

Congrats Shonda...celebrate!!! This is an important day and milestone.

[Chelee]

Hi Shonda,
Just wanted to say big Congratulations on your 4 yr surviorversary. Here's to many, many more to come. I was dx two months before you so we have sort of a similar dx. They said I was stage III...but I know now I was really stage IV.
I see you started Navelbine/Herceptin...hopefully that is working for you well as it is more tolerable then other chemo regimens. Wishing you well...celebrate!

Chelee

[DianaT]

Congrats! Friday is my 1 yr anniversary of the dr saying "No evidence of disease"

[Sherryg683]

Congrats, I'm right along with you. I was diagnosed December1, 2005. So I am a little over 4 years, 3 months myself from my stage IV diagnosis. I have been so blessed to remain NED since my original 3 months of chemo. I do remain on herceptin.
sherry

[ymryan]

Shonda,

Thank you for your post and many congrats to you!! I became a member of this site earlier this week. So far I've found so much inspiration from people like you. I can't say thank you enough!

Best wishes and prayers for many many more anniversaries.