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caya · 03-21-2007, 03:05 PM

I am 48 years old, diagnosed in Oct. 06 ( breast reduction, plastic surgeon found the tumour). I am married to my husband Allan for 24 years, and we have two lovely daughters. Amanda is 21 and at the Univeristy of Western Ontario in London, Ontario studing media, and Cassie is 18, will graduate high school this June and will be attending university somewhere in Canada for journalism.
I have a degree in English/French, worked for Cartier ( the jewellery company) at the Canadian Head Office in Toronto as the public relations assistant for nearly 2 years in the early 80's when I graduated. For the past 15 years my husband and I have run a ladies shoes import/distribution company, selling better grade shoes across Canada. We have represented the Bandolino brand in the past, and currently have the Van Eli and Sesto Meucci lines for Canada. I am lucky in that we work mostly out of our house, we have a warehouse that we share that does all our shipping, so I can do the paperwork from my home office. I accompany my husband to trade shows etc. where we see our customers to help him sell.
I took singing lessons as a teenager and performed in many vocal competitions and musicals when I was younger, and now sing in a choir that performs at retirement homes, hospitals etc. I took a leave from the choir for now (until I finish the chemo). I enjoy reading, walking, baking.
This site has been a great help.
Hugs to all,
Caya

03-21-2007, 03:05 PM	#133
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	I am 48 years old, diagnosed in Oct. 06 ( breast reduction, plastic surgeon found the tumour). I am married to my husband Allan for 24 years, and we have two lovely daughters. Amanda is 21 and at the Univeristy of Western Ontario in London, Ontario studing media, and Cassie is 18, will graduate high school this June and will be attending university somewhere in Canada for journalism. I have a degree in English/French, worked for Cartier ( the jewellery company) at the Canadian Head Office in Toronto as the public relations assistant for nearly 2 years in the early 80's when I graduated. For the past 15 years my husband and I have run a ladies shoes import/distribution company, selling better grade shoes across Canada. We have represented the Bandolino brand in the past, and currently have the Van Eli and Sesto Meucci lines for Canada. I am lucky in that we work mostly out of our house, we have a warehouse that we share that does all our shipping, so I can do the paperwork from my home office. I accompany my husband to trade shows etc. where we see our customers to help him sell. I took singing lessons as a teenager and performed in many vocal competitions and musicals when I was younger, and now sing in a choir that performs at retirement homes, hospitals etc. I took a leave from the choir for now (until I finish the chemo). I enjoy reading, walking, baking. This site has been a great help. Hugs to all, Caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!