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islandgirl · 02-25-2010, 07:20 PM

Hi Marcia: I can so appreciate your wanting some 'postive stories' amidst all the intensity of peoples' journeys. You can see I've been through two cancers, multiple surgeries, and chemo. I have two young children (now 10 and 15). While it's been a roller coaster I really feel like it's an early lesson on how wild and unpredictable and rich this life of ours can be. Yes, I never would have wanted to be in this 'club', however, here I am. My kids lives have been bracketed by my breast cancer since they were 3 and 7. I don't want to sound all Hallmark-like, however, it does make life smell sweeter and all feel more fleeting and precious. It's been wildly difficult, too, but I feel it's taught us all about living in the moment, empathy, not sweating the small stuff. Take care.

Jude

02-25-2010, 07:20 PM	#35
islandgirl Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 22	Re: Positive stories, please come out of the woods Hi Marcia: I can so appreciate your wanting some 'postive stories' amidst all the intensity of peoples' journeys. You can see I've been through two cancers, multiple surgeries, and chemo. I have two young children (now 10 and 15). While it's been a roller coaster I really feel like it's an early lesson on how wild and unpredictable and rich this life of ours can be. Yes, I never would have wanted to be in this 'club', however, here I am. My kids lives have been bracketed by my breast cancer since they were 3 and 7. I don't want to sound all Hallmark-like, however, it does make life smell sweeter and all feel more fleeting and precious. It's been wildly difficult, too, but I feel it's taught us all about living in the moment, empathy, not sweating the small stuff. Take care. Jude __________________ 2002 Dx with DCIS, low-grade, non-invasive Estrogen/Progesterone +. Lumpectomy (10/26/02) Bad margins. 2002 (12/2/02)Mastectomy left breast 2004 lump right breast. Lumpectomy 6/09 (benign) 2007 total hysterectomy (fibroids/family hx of ovarian cancer) 2009 Dx with DCIS, high grade 3 with microinvasion. Estrogen-Progesterone -, HER2 Neu + 2009 (3/26/09) Mastectomy right breast 5/09 - 8/09 weekly Taxol/Herceptin 8/09 - Present - Herceptin every 3 weeks 6/10 Begin breast reconstruction!