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Barbara H. · 05-05-2007, 05:31 PM

Hi Steph,
I'm very sorry to hear about your problem with clotting. I haven't posted lately because I was away in Florida for spring break and have been very busy working on school work and report cards.

Today I went to a breast cancer survivors' conference given by the Dana Farber. One of the keynote speakers was Chris Carmichael, Lance Armstrong's coach.

I also attended a seminar on HER2 where Eric Winer was the presenter, and was able to talk with him. From the nutrition specialists I learned that we should be getting at least 1000mg of vitamin D, and if you live in the northern US, it's impossible to receive enough without supplements. One should actually get a blood test to see how much vitamin D is needed, because it varys from person to person. We should drink less than one class of wine a day, and if we drink, we shoud take folic acid. Most everything else I heard, I already knew about. It was positive to hear Eric Winer say that there is a very positive outlook for HER2 cancer in the next 10 years. I wonder what that means for stage 4 patients?

For Sandy, and others that have posted their concerns, please know that you are in my thoughts. I just haven't had the time to respond to everyone's post.

Best wishes,
Barbara H.

05-05-2007, 05:31 PM	#7
Barbara H. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Newton, MA Posts: 951	Thinking of you and what I learned today! Hi Steph, I'm very sorry to hear about your problem with clotting. I haven't posted lately because I was away in Florida for spring break and have been very busy working on school work and report cards. Today I went to a breast cancer survivors' conference given by the Dana Farber. One of the keynote speakers was Chris Carmichael, Lance Armstrong's coach. I also attended a seminar on HER2 where Eric Winer was the presenter, and was able to talk with him. From the nutrition specialists I learned that we should be getting at least 1000mg of vitamin D, and if you live in the northern US, it's impossible to receive enough without supplements. One should actually get a blood test to see how much vitamin D is needed, because it varys from person to person. We should drink less than one class of wine a day, and if we drink, we shoud take folic acid. Most everything else I heard, I already knew about. It was positive to hear Eric Winer say that there is a very positive outlook for HER2 cancer in the next 10 years. I wonder what that means for stage 4 patients? For Sandy, and others that have posted their concerns, please know that you are in my thoughts. I just haven't had the time to respond to everyone's post. Best wishes, Barbara H.