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Saygoon · 07-23-2014, 10:55 PM

I just passed my 2 year mark and apparently needed to hear your words, very encouraging. Fear still grips me from time to time but I don't stay in it. Often times when I hear myself say "I have cancer" (usually to someone else besides myself) it just doesn't seem real. As if I still can't believe that I am living with this disease. I am encouraged by the ladies here with many years behind them and I know that I too will reach a time that fear, doubt, etc will fade and total acceptance will be my new normal. Yes I agree cancer has taught me a lot! A lot of powerful and wonderful things. A new appreciation for even the smallest of moments and things they were soooo important in the past well, they just aren't anymore. In short - loving life and I hoping it will be a long one! You long timers are my heroes!

07-23-2014, 10:55 PM	#5
Saygoon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hot Springs, South Dakota Posts: 158	Re: Wanting to encourage the new her2 sisters. I just passed my 2 year mark and apparently needed to hear your words, very encouraging. Fear still grips me from time to time but I don't stay in it. Often times when I hear myself say "I have cancer" (usually to someone else besides myself) it just doesn't seem real. As if I still can't believe that I am living with this disease. I am encouraged by the ladies here with many years behind them and I know that I too will reach a time that fear, doubt, etc will fade and total acceptance will be my new normal. Yes I agree cancer has taught me a lot! A lot of powerful and wonderful things. A new appreciation for even the smallest of moments and things they were soooo important in the past well, they just aren't anymore. In short - loving life and I hoping it will be a long one! You long timers are my heroes! __________________ Paula T. (saygoon means dog, yes I am Native) DX March 2012 Stage IV w/ 5 bone mets to spine 2 on ribs Herceptin, Zometa, Taxotere and Anasterole and of course radiation 2/14/2014 2 mets on pelvic bone Stop Anasterole continue on Herceptin and Zometa start radiation (again) 2/24/2014 start T-DM1 continue Herceptin and Zometa 4/28 more radiation that brings total to 5 (10 days ea) - I think I will soon glow in the dark.... 6/01/2014 Great news! Rib mets gone, 4 of 5 spine mets showing new bone growth and pelvic mets shrinking. 8/28/2014 T11 on spine is being stubborn started Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa and Taxol - goodbye hair! 9/04/2014 Tomo therapy - pain finally gone 1/3/2015 - starting New Year out as still stable. Feeling positive 2/23/2015 - problems with left leg, bone met flaring up - MORE radiation Whew! 2/24/2015 Stress fracture in right side of pelvic - (great just great) back to wheelchair then walker then..... 2/26/2015 Off Taxol!! Still on Perjeta, Herceptin and Hormone Blocker starting to feel a little more human. 4/10/2015 Cancer has spread to spinal fluid - not sure where I go from here 6/29/2015 Omaya Port placed,begin IT Herceptin on 7/7/2015