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For our family, the start of the holiday season is a huge shopping trip to the grocery store. Our grocery store has a 20% off coupon it mails out the first of December. We get all the kids packed up and we go to the store. Each child gets their own cart and they get to put anything they want in the cart. We usually buy a years worth of canned goods and all sorts of meat for the freezer. We usually end up with four or five carts filled to the brim. It is a great time for everyone and it also marks the start of the Christmas season. This year we spent about $1,200 and with coupons and 20% off, the bill came down to $750. By the way, our family motto is, "Never pay full price for anything".
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This happened to Colleen:
Diagnosed in September 2007
ER-/PR-/HER2 Neu+++ 2.1 cm x .9 cm spicluted tumor with three fingers, Stage 2B
Sentinal node biopsy and lymph node removal with 3/18 positive in October 2007
4 TAC infusions
lumpectomy March 2008, bad margins
Re-excision on June 3rd, 2008 with clean margins
Fitted for compression sleeve July 16, 2008
Started the first of two TCH infusions August 14, 2008
Done with chemo and now a member of the blue dot club 9/17/08
Starting radiation October 1, 2008
life is still on hold
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