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I saw this post earlier and just could not reply at the time through the tears. We have had too much bad news lately and this is just another heart breaker. Kate was such a kind & compassionate person that tried to be there for everyone. If there was anyway she thought she could help someone she did without a second thought. She gave so much of herself here.
Not a day would go by that I would come to this board & see that Kate was always the first person to reply to every new post. She made sure the newcomers felt welcome the minute they posted if she could. She was almost always the 1st one to reply to each & every post. I feel like she was the her2's boards professional greeter. This is such a sad lost and her presents will certainly be missed. I feel so blessed to of known her but her absents is painful. With my deepest sympathy to her family & friends.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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