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Andrea Barnett Budin · 09-06-2010, 12:17 PM

Wholeness is never lost,
it is only forgotten.

You are more than a body and a mind. You are a Soul.

May you remember what you never knew you knew.

We believe we are conscious and the universe is not.

We’ve conquered outer space yet know little of our inner space.

You’re the Being beyond your thoughts – a sacred radiant Spirit.

May you recall this holy place within yourself.

Connect with your Essence. See, and greet, others as Souls.

A world of wonder awaits within this divine Awareness.

Blossoming is all about opening.

May you flourish in magnificent and expanded ways.

Hoping each day of the new year brings you awakenings.

Andi

This is my New Years card this year. Each year, since I was diagnosed (iow since 1995) I write my own message and have it printed in a card that I send to those I think of often and want to send loving energy. Hoping to touch and inspire them and remind them that even if I don't call (and I don't/not my thing) -- I carry them with me.

I've become spiritually awakened since bc. It has altered my way of seeing the world and each person I encounter. bc was a life-altering experience in some utterly remarkable ways that I feel blessed to have opened to.

I live with an open heart. Full of Love and Gratitude. I thank God every day for my life. I take nothing for granted. Even sight and sound and breath are miraculous gifts.

09-06-2010, 12:17 PM	#6
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	L'SHANAH TOVA EVERYONE! Here's to a sweet new year... Wholeness is never lost, it is only forgotten. You are more than a body and a mind. You are a Soul. May you remember what you never knew you knew. We believe we are conscious and the universe is not. We’ve conquered outer space yet know little of our inner space. You’re the Being beyond your thoughts – a sacred radiant Spirit. May you recall this holy place within yourself. Connect with your Essence. See, and greet, others as Souls. A world of wonder awaits within this divine Awareness. Blossoming is all about opening. May you flourish in magnificent and expanded ways. Hoping each day of the new year brings you awakenings. Andi This is my New Years card this year. Each year, since I was diagnosed (iow since 1995) I write my own message and have it printed in a card that I send to those I think of often and want to send loving energy. Hoping to touch and inspire them and remind them that even if I don't call (and I don't/not my thing) -- I carry them with me. I've become spiritually awakened since bc. It has altered my way of seeing the world and each person I encounter. bc was a life-altering experience in some utterly remarkable ways that I feel blessed to have opened to. I live with an open heart. Full of Love and Gratitude. I thank God every day for my life. I take nothing for granted. Even sight and sound and breath are miraculous gifts. __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...