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Andrea Barnett Budin · 03-20-2008, 11:51 AM

Hi there y'all, my sweet Sisters and Brothers,

I had my Herceptin tx today. I'm in my 10th yr. I felt very blissful sitting in the chemo room. A nurse came up to me as I was being infused, Andrea, how long have you been cancer-free? Since 1999, I said. She smiled, I knew it was something like that b/c my daughter just turned 7. (Claire was pregnant, it feels like yesterday.) I dove back into MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY, by Wayne Dyer, highlighter in hand. My second reading...

I see that expanding my consciousness beyond the *egoic* phase is in fact -- a letting go of identifying myself as my physicality and mentality.

When I reach for my Higher Self, I feel *on purpose*. Like that's what we're supposed to do. We're to come to realize our connection to one another. To treat others as we would like to be treated. I think we are each an expression of God. And The Golden Rule marks a behavior that is godly by nature.

Our Spirits are divine Energy. A piece of divinity resides within each of us. I find that revelation as electrifying, as it is empowering. My Spirit is the True Me. My Higher Self. (What Freud called our Superego, or moral compass.)

I have learned that a Soul is full of the purest Universal Love -- if we live with an open heart. When I'm connected to my spiritual and sacred Soul, I feel giving and compassionate, grateful and at peace. In balance and harmonious. In sync with the Universe. Ready to allow the natural process to unfold.

Meditation brings me to this merging. That's when I feel I KNOW that I *am* a Spirit. When I look at others, that is what a see. Another Soul. With a mind and a body. When I look at others, I see myself. I attempt to project my energy, offering strength and sustenance to those who are open. I try to send out good vibes.

Does this make sense to you?

Andi

03-20-2008, 11:51 AM	#49
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	I See A Soul. With A Mind And A Body... Hi there y'all, my sweet Sisters and Brothers, I had my Herceptin tx today. I'm in my 10th yr. I felt very blissful sitting in the chemo room. A nurse came up to me as I was being infused, Andrea, how long have you been cancer-free? Since 1999, I said. She smiled, I knew it was something like that b/c my daughter just turned 7. (Claire was pregnant, it feels like yesterday.) I dove back into MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY, by Wayne Dyer, highlighter in hand. My second reading... I see that expanding my consciousness beyond the egoic phase is in fact -- a letting go of identifying myself as my physicality and mentality. When I reach for my Higher Self, I feel on purpose. Like that's what we're supposed to do. We're to come to realize our connection to one another. To treat others as we would like to be treated. I think we are each an expression of God. And The Golden Rule marks a behavior that is godly by nature. Our Spirits are divine Energy. A piece of divinity resides within each of us. I find that revelation as electrifying, as it is empowering. My Spirit is the True Me. My Higher Self. (What Freud called our Superego, or moral compass.) I have learned that a Soul is full of the purest Universal Love -- if we live with an open heart. When I'm connected to my spiritual and sacred Soul, I feel giving and compassionate, grateful and at peace. In balance and harmonious. In sync with the Universe. Ready to allow the natural process to unfold. Meditation brings me to this merging. That's when I feel I KNOW that I am a Spirit. When I look at others, that is what a see. Another Soul. With a mind and a body. When I look at others, I see myself. I attempt to project my energy, offering strength and sustenance to those who are open. I try to send out good vibes. Does this make sense to you? Andi __________________ Andi BB '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...