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Ron, You are wise to post on this site, because you and your wife will hear about a whole lot of us who have beat all those dire old predictions. I personally have been fighting BC for over 20 years. I was first diagnosed in 1985, then 1990. In 2004 my oncologist diagnosed BC again, this time her2 cancer, and told me I might have had 3 months to live if they hadn't found it. The other two cancers were almost assuredly just BC, not her2, which used to be the worst kind of BC and nearly always fatal in aobut 3 months. Now it is one of the most treatable.I went on herceptin, navelbine and femara, and am now in remission. I am 77 and have a good quality of life. I expect to be around awhile longer! Tell your wife that there has never been more hope and more good treatments to extend life than now. Women are living long beyond the old statistics. Tell her to read this website and decide that she is going to be a fighter too. I call us Amazon warriors--- the original Amazon warriors supposedly cut off a breast so they could fight better with a bow. You and she can go back and read all the entries and see what a positive group this is. We have lost a few wonderful people, but they fought long and hard, far beyond what many old statistics expected. Read about our website's founder, Christine, and her remarkable story. This is the place to get what you and your wife need: information, understanding and lots of love and support. We pray for each other, too, and we all pray you and your wife will find all you need here to keep going and to fight the battle and win! Hugs, Tricia
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