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Andrea Barnett Budin · 07-07-2007, 05:00 PM

Yes, Jean! We are each Warrior Women with a wonderful mentality and the wisdom the shake the bushes to drum up as much positive energy and support that we can muster.

As we surround ourselves with the strongest, bravest, most intelligent comrades in arms -- the greater in power we become!

We are Soul Sister, bound together is more ways than our common foe. We are a Family. I love you all... ANDI

Thanks for that Jean. I copied it and pasted it and sent it to myself in an email. Will KEEP AS NEW -- to keep on reminding me of how blessed I am to have you, and all these extraordinary, remarkable women to turn to... Loved your post, Jean. Love you...

07-07-2007, 05:00 PM	#3
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	Shaking The Bushes Yes, Jean! We are each Warrior Women with a wonderful mentality and the wisdom the shake the bushes to drum up as much positive energy and support that we can muster. As we surround ourselves with the strongest, bravest, most intelligent comrades in arms -- the greater in power we become! We are Soul Sister, bound together is more ways than our common foe. We are a Family. I love you all... ANDI Thanks for that Jean. I copied it and pasted it and sent it to myself in an email. Will KEEP AS NEW -- to keep on reminding me of how blessed I am to have you, and all these extraordinary, remarkable women to turn to... Loved your post, Jean. Love you... __________________ 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...