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Chelee · 12-26-2008, 04:52 PM

Thanks Joe for letting us know. This is so sad to me. Jan (HavahJ) IM'd me a long time ago because she was having a difficult time understand how this board works. During that time I helped her out and we began emailing each other. She was all alone and didn't have anyone to talk too. She had a full plate to deal with...she had brain surgery, mets to liver & she also had MS. She was very frightened but she really was a strong woman...a true warrior...she fought long and hard in more ways then one.

She researched and sought out everything she could find that might help her. Traveled to UCLA alone. She really was an amazing lady and I truly will miss her. I knew something was wrong because I hadn't heard from her in a while and that wasn't like her. My deepest condolences to her family.

Chelee

12-26-2008, 04:52 PM	#4
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Thanks Joe for letting us know. This is so sad to me. Jan (HavahJ) IM'd me a long time ago because she was having a difficult time understand how this board works. During that time I helped her out and we began emailing each other. She was all alone and didn't have anyone to talk too. She had a full plate to deal with...she had brain surgery, mets to liver & she also had MS. She was very frightened but she really was a strong woman...a true warrior...she fought long and hard in more ways then one. She researched and sought out everything she could find that might help her. Traveled to UCLA alone. She really was an amazing lady and I truly will miss her. I knew something was wrong because I hadn't heard from her in a while and that wasn't like her. My deepest condolences to her family. Chelee __________________ 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.