[caya]

I was never a heavy drinker - a few beers in the college years, more wine though - but never more than a couple of glasses/week. Once or twice I did imbibe a bit more than that -
After I got married, I would only have the occasional glass of wine at a wedding, Bar Mitzvah, dinner out with friends. I'm talking maybe 2-4 glasses/month - if that. I did not drink at all during chemo/Herceptin. I still occasionally will have a glass of red wine - if it's one glass/month, that would be it.

I was in the best shape of my adult life before diagnosis - I had lost about 20 lbs. going to a Curves-type ladies only circuit gym 4-5x/week, was eating well etc. Low blood pressure, cholesterol etc. When I got diagnosed, my GP just shook her head and said - "You're as healthy as a horse, except for the breast cancer..." My husband had a brain aneurysm 9 months before my diagnosis (we were very lucky, he is okay). I'm sure the stress of his surgery, recovery, and me taking over our business completely may have contributed to it. I think it's a bit of a crapshoot, and a bit of what we do. I tell my girls to watch the booze, because they are now at double the risk.

all the best
caya