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v-ness · 01-30-2010, 11:55 AM

yes, i agree. i only joined here a couple months ago and have witnessed your many losses in this short time. that's why i did the extra searching for julierene. i was so frightened of HER2+ when i found this site and relied heavily upon reading many threads even back into years of history to get a better grasp not only of the disease but also to get to know *you* better, get a sense of your personalities, challenges and triumphs. julierene's story in particular struck me and that is why i looked for her last night. i thought that if she was gone, she would want her 'sisters' to know and to hold her in their memories. i apologize for being the bearer of bad news, but it does bring closure and i think julierene would have wanted that for herself and for you.

she, like many of you, have had a great impact on me these past few months. thank you. valerie

01-30-2010, 11:55 AM	#10
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: julierene's obituary - very sad to report yes, i agree. i only joined here a couple months ago and have witnessed your many losses in this short time. that's why i did the extra searching for julierene. i was so frightened of HER2+ when i found this site and relied heavily upon reading many threads even back into years of history to get a better grasp not only of the disease but also to get to know you better, get a sense of your personalities, challenges and triumphs. julierene's story in particular struck me and that is why i looked for her last night. i thought that if she was gone, she would want her 'sisters' to know and to hold her in their memories. i apologize for being the bearer of bad news, but it does bring closure and i think julierene would have wanted that for herself and for you. she, like many of you, have had a great impact on me these past few months. thank you. valerie __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!