[Leslie's sister]

I so appreciate the thoughtful, encouraging responses for Leslie.

Kate- She has beautiful wigs and is a strikingly beautiful woman- believe me she looks awesome. She is just so self concious in them. She was able to go to a big family wedding last weekend that I NEVER thought that she would attend and she realized that it was not as hard as she had thought. I'm praying that as her children's school year gets underway, she is able to grow more comfortable with doing things. You are so right about being Her2Neu. It is not the end of the world. Her onc said it perfectly. "The bad news is that you are Her2Neu Positive. The good news is that you are Her2Neu Positive". With Herceptin that is so right.

Bonnie, thank you for your words of wisdom regarding tears, anger and turning it over to Our Lord. She will. As she has said about everything so far, "I keep fighting the next step and the Lord keeps saying, Just step out of the boat Leslie and trust Me."

MaryJo- She has voiced a desire in the past to communicate with someone that has her exact diagnosis. You sound like the answer to prayer. I am going to pass your information on to her. Hopefully she will take the opportunity to correspond with you via email.

One thing that I did not share about Leslie that I know has something to do with her struggles. Her husband was diagnosed with Metstatic Prostate Cancer in April 05. He lost his battle in Nov 05. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer 6 months later. Her and her children has had more than their share of sadness.

Ladies, again, thank you all. You are a great group of women. I will keep all of you in my prayers!