What day is today? My fav! Today!!

[Andrea Barnett Budin]

WHAT DAY IS IT? MY FAVORITE. IT'S TODAY!

Phew! Still stable. Since '99. (Orig dx '95, recurred '98.) No Herceptin available till 1 mnth after my recurrence. If I had had it, maybe I'd never have recurred.

4th stage, lobular + 2 out of 21 lymph nodes to start with.

On Vitamin H for 10 years..........!! OFF OF VITAMIN H for 6 YEARS! And, with humble appreciation, I am still stable -- 15 years.

I offer myself up as inspiration to all my Sisters.

I waited for my June CTs, my June full blood work up and my mammo/US today. ALL GOOD. EXCELLENT in fact.

THANK YOU FOR MY LIFE.

EVERY DAY IS MY FAVORITE DAY.

Sending my love and healing energy to you all!

Andi

[Ceesun]

And thank God we have you dear one!!! Happy for you Andi!!! xo Cathy

[caya]

Happy that all is well with you Andi!

all the best
caya

[KDR]

You KNEW it, Andi! You are such a wonderful inspiration and friend.

Love you always,
Karen

[Jean]

Dear Andi,
The day is yours my dear.
How wonderful to read you post. You put a huge smile on my face.
Hugs and more hugs,
Jean

[Pamelamary]

Dear Andi,
A truly wonderful day! You are an inspiration - there are a bunch of us chasing your record.
Warm wishes.... Pam

[Jackie07]

Congratulations! Andi.

Thank you for sharing yourself on this forum. We love you and appreciate your posts/widsom/advice ...

Yes, today is the day ...

[PinkGirl]

Happy, happy, happy for you AndiBB 🐭

[StephN]

Dear Andi -

Whoo Hoo!

I would call your situation "NED/complete remission" since I still associate "stable" with some residual disease or spots that can't be confirmed one way or another!

Regardless of the lovely, positive remarks from the gals here, I KNOW, along with you, that we are never completely "out of the cancer woods."

The trees make shadows in the night, and we have to check those shadows out periodically. I like to think I have one foot firmly on the throat of my cancer, keeping it permanantly DOWN.

[Adriana Mangus]

Andi,

Thank you for posting. Great news on your latest studies.

Love,

Adriana

[Andrea Barnett Budin]

In April of '99 (after about 9 mnths of Taxotere, to which Vitamin H was added 2 mnths in -- newly available, thank you FDA and of course Dr. Slamon!!) -- 2 of the oncologists I collected decided what they were looking at weren't shrunken tumors as 1 Imaging Center stated. They appeared to be the dead remains of tumors, cyst-like, filled w/fluid.

And what does that mean??!!, I asked. I guess we could say, You are in cautious remission...

After that all has been STABLE. And I have grown to love and embrace that.

Of course, I keep one eye open at all times, but when the fear wells up I immediately go to -- STRONG, BRAVE AND DETERMINED. HEALTHY AND WELL. NO MORE CANCER.

You KNOW I believe in the power of our thoughts and mental images. I make my Expectation and Intention clear to my body and to the Universe. I do this several times a day, or as often as a scary sense comes over me.

I hear you, Steph.

Still sticking with my dozens of supplements, meditation, mantras, guided imagery (seeing myself far, far into the future) and lots of hugs and love!!

I recommend this highly.

Be well, my Sisters. Thank you for your kind posts.

Love and Light,
Andi

[Arlyce Kusler]

Thank you for your inspiration sister and may everyday continue to be wonderful for you.
Arlyce

[Carol Ann]

Wonderful news, Andi! You made my day! Thanks for being YOU and for being HERE!

Carol Ann