You all have been a bridge to sanity for me. I will be forever grateful.
I find myself checking in so often, at first it was just desperately seeking anything that would help Ruth or make this journey easier. Now it's often to check on people that I've never met but that I have come to care deeply about. To see if anyone's come up with the magic cure. To do a little sleuthing in my moments when I "just have to do something". To ask the zillionith question. Yeah, sometimes I do feel like I "don't belong" but it means too much to me to give it up.  Once in a while I hope I can offer a bit of help or a tidbit of info. That is what life is about; those small moments of making a difference. We all do it in different ways. Never underestimate your own power.
I hope that those of you that are doing well know how vitally important you are to those just beginning their journey, struggling with their journey, or anyone looking to the future.
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Terri, spouse of Ruth, Dallas/Ft. Worth area
Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino
multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area
Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable
100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++
6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage
1 year Herceptin till 6/08
MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells"
now 50% ER+, PR- ???
Rads finished 1/16/08
Added Tamoxifen,
Finished Herceptin 05/08
NOW is the time to appreciate life to the fullest.
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