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What I gave up for lent
Andi, just being in such company is a pretty cool thing.
Thanks for posting, you always give me much to think about, or rather, to absorb.
This doesn't totally relate, but it reminded me of "what I gave up for lent". I figure this is as safe a place to post this as any - of course with the usual caveat of this is just me...
Being raised in a Methodist church I never really got into the "giving up things for Lent" idea and I guess I still don't really. Maybe I just don't understand it.
Anyway, I sometimes attend a lutheran church and did so a week ago which was the first Sunday in Lent. The pastor talked about how he didn't really always get it either - that giving up chocolate, or tv or whatever didn't really make sense. Instead he thought about it as giving up whatever separates him from God.
As is often the case, I zoned out in church, but this time with the conviction that I KNEW what I had to give up for lent, even if it is harder than chocolate or good Zinfandel...
I'm giving up FEAR.
As always, Andi, thanks for your encouragement and inspiration.
Love
Chris
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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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