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Believe51 · 01-25-2008, 02:52 PM

I smiled at a stranger while at Mom's Oncology appointment before she went to see the doctor. She had that worried look on her face before entering, after looking at me she smiled back with tears. I thought that was the greatest gift of the day until she came out. When she walked by I mouthed to her "I was thinking of you".

She and her husband stopped to talk to Mom, Dad and myself. Not only is their best friend a Male Breast Cancer Warrior, her and her husband are cancer warriors too.

Today's Joy: A stranger hugged me (and I let her...I am a germ-phobe even before treatments). She kissed my face and told me I made a difference in her life and she would never forget me. I was just being me but I made a difference in a strangers life. It is a joy to even be here to do so!!

01-25-2008, 02:52 PM	#187
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 3,000	It has been a while.... I smiled at a stranger while at Mom's Oncology appointment before she went to see the doctor. She had that worried look on her face before entering, after looking at me she smiled back with tears. I thought that was the greatest gift of the day until she came out. When she walked by I mouthed to her "I was thinking of you". She and her husband stopped to talk to Mom, Dad and myself. Not only is their best friend a Male Breast Cancer Warrior, her and her husband are cancer warriors too. Today's Joy: A stranger hugged me (and I let her...I am a germ-phobe even before treatments). She kissed my face and told me I made a difference in her life and she would never forget me. I was just being me but I made a difference in a strangers life. It is a joy to even be here to do so!! __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!