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Andrea Barnett Budin · 06-23-2007, 01:58 PM

Yes, Lani. I saw a post that he was leaving Calif. Maybe going to Fla. Then I saw Univ of Miami, I think. So I called Pegram in Calif abt a mnth ago to ask. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OFFICIAL INFORMATION TO GIVE OUT AT THIS TIME. When will you know? Call back in a few wks. I did. Same spiel. I was so greedy, I was hoping Boca. Miami is ok for ev 3 mnths however, and I love Mark, of course. He's helped save my life, after all!

Am due to call again to verify in another wk. So exciting to me, to have him so close vs on the other coast. I visited him Feb '06 when I visited my Calif dghtr and her then 1 son, now 2 to visit -- on their Bdays -- Feb and late July. So he was somewhat accessible but now -- I am looking forward...

Thanks for the info! Love, ANDI

06-23-2007, 01:58 PM	#5
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Pegram Going To Miami Yes, Lani. I saw a post that he was leaving Calif. Maybe going to Fla. Then I saw Univ of Miami, I think. So I called Pegram in Calif abt a mnth ago to ask. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OFFICIAL INFORMATION TO GIVE OUT AT THIS TIME. When will you know? Call back in a few wks. I did. Same spiel. I was so greedy, I was hoping Boca. Miami is ok for ev 3 mnths however, and I love Mark, of course. He's helped save my life, after all! Am due to call again to verify in another wk. So exciting to me, to have him so close vs on the other coast. I visited him Feb '06 when I visited my Calif dghtr and her then 1 son, now 2 to visit -- on their Bdays -- Feb and late July. So he was somewhat accessible but now -- I am looking forward... Thanks for the info! Love, ANDI __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...