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Old 10-09-2007, 02:03 PM   #82
Andrea Barnett Budin
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Cool T. Toe Is In Boca, Safe And Sound...



ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF
MS. T. TOE
THE package arrived today! What a relief. Tiptoe climbed out the moment I opened the box. SHE IS PRECIOUS. Much tinier than I'd imagined... She startled me at first. I squealed. Then, so did she!

I have given her some water and the nuts Pinkie sent in the teeniest round plastic container. She had trouble gnawing it open I think.

The Pink One is wise. She sent along sunscreen and dental floss!! You know, hamster incisors grow continually, so the latter will probably come in handy.

All is in tact, including Tippy's whiskers (one was flattened a bit, but I whisked it up). She came complete w/tiny blue stud earrings in her pierced ears. Perfect for her. She flashes her prehensile tail around and she has every right to be proud. I know how rare such a thing is to most hamsters. Her eyes are penetrating and her temperament very demure. The pink hair extensions Pinkie gave her protrude just a bit from behind her right ear. She says Pink Girl and Bob were really nice and asked me to send them hugs. Tiptoe is unique indeed. I find her very chatty.

Much more to follow. I promise.
Andi

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'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...
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