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				Re: Why i take supplements
			 
 fyi -- CONOMYSELF is Rachael and she is fab!
 Dr. Gaynor's book, Healing Essence is on Amazon!  I suggest you grab it.
 
 Cat, how are you???
 
 Appreciate all the kind words.  I put a lot of time into all my posts and all my heart so it is encouraging to me that it I am helping/uplifting some...
 
 Been busy celebrating Life.  Just turned 70...!  Yikes.  I was 50 when first dx.  And well, you can see my tale below...  May it inspire you!  That's why I share.
 
 Sharing is what Life is all about.  We need to share our feelings and our experiences, to help one another.
 
 Love,
 Andi
 
				__________________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...
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