| Pink, you are TOO funny!  
 Sorry to disappoint, but there's nothing but pure sierra mountain water in that blue bottle.  Going to the mountains is an elixer all it's own. This picture was taken at my "favorite" spot in Yosemite - Lyell Canyon, which is just inside the park's eastern boundary off the Tioga road.  In the middle of the river (I was facing it in this picture) are some large boulders with a little pine tree growing out of the rock.  I call it my "chi tree" and go there to absorb the positive life force that can make trees grow out of rocks.
 
 Although I will admit to having a lovely cabernet with dinner later that day...
 
 Glad to know you're keeping an eye on me!!
 
				__________________Chris in Scotts Valley
 June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
 9/2004  Diag: Stage IV extensive  liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
 10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
 04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
 04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
 06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
 01/08 Progression in liver
 02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
 08/08 NED! It's Working!  Continue on TDM1
 02/09 Continue NED
 02/10  Continue NED.  5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
 12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
 07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
 12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
 03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
 5/12 Scan shows reduction!  7/12 More reduction!!!!
 8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
 9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
 11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
 11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
 2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
 3/13 TACE procedure
 
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