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alicem · 02-26-2010, 07:16 PM

Valerie,

I am so sorry to hear that things have been so stressful for you. Your journey has not been an easy one. I cannot even begin to put myself in your shoes. I do hope you are doing better today.

Thank you for sharing Wrigley & Tiger with us. I have bookmarked the Guardian angel page so that I can go back and check on any updates. I transformed from a dog lover to a cat lover when we adopted our daughter's rescue cat Franklin. Then a couple of years later we adopted Benjamin. I truly believe that my 2 boys (as I call them) were instrumental in helping me through my treatment. Whenever I was feeling down all it took was a snuggle with one of them to lift my spirits. That was especially fun when I had to sleep in a recliner after my reconstruction, somehow by morning, both cats ended up in the recliner with me!!

You are a beautiful woman even bald! Thanks for being such an inspiration to so many people. Bob would be proud!!!

02-26-2010, 07:16 PM	#12
alicem Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 430	Re: Me & the Chemo Kitty Wrigley at Best Friends Sanctuary Valerie, I am so sorry to hear that things have been so stressful for you. Your journey has not been an easy one. I cannot even begin to put myself in your shoes. I do hope you are doing better today. Thank you for sharing Wrigley & Tiger with us. I have bookmarked the Guardian angel page so that I can go back and check on any updates. I transformed from a dog lover to a cat lover when we adopted our daughter's rescue cat Franklin. Then a couple of years later we adopted Benjamin. I truly believe that my 2 boys (as I call them) were instrumental in helping me through my treatment. Whenever I was feeling down all it took was a snuggle with one of them to lift my spirits. That was especially fun when I had to sleep in a recliner after my reconstruction, somehow by morning, both cats ended up in the recliner with me!! You are a beautiful woman even bald! Thanks for being such an inspiration to so many people. Bob would be proud!!! Attached Thumbnails __________________ 9/15/08 (age 52) - Mammo: calcifications 9/22/08 - Biopsy: DCIS, grade 3. ER,PR status: Pos. in 75-90% of tumor cells. 10/01/08 - Ob/Gyn appt.: found complex, mostly cystic mass on right ovary - 11cmx12cmx 8cm 10/15/08 - Hysterectomy & Oophorectomy, Lumpectomy: Cyst on uterus, not ovary - all was benign. Breast - 5 of 6 bad margins. 2 Sentinel Lymph nodes removed, both negative. Stage 0, Tis, N0 12/11/08 - Mastectomy & DIEP reconstruction: Surprise! 2 cm Invasive DC, grade 2 found. One benign internal mammary lymph node. Stage 1, T1c, N0, all clean margins. ER+ (Proportion Score = 2/5, Intensity Score = 2/3) and PR+(Proportion Score = 3/5, Intensity Score = 2/3) HER2 score = 3+ 1/09/09 - Oncotype DX: Recurrence S/core of 60 !?!?! ER status is NEG!! PR staus is NEG! HER2 score = 12.2 (still positive, greater than 11.5 is positive). 1/20/09 - Started chemo: TCH 5/26/09 - FINISHED CHEMO! 1/05/10 - FINISHED HERCEPTIN! 1/22/10 - Port-a-catheter removed! 3/07/18 - Still NED 9/10/23 - Still NED