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Andrea Barnett Budin · 05-30-2016, 12:36 PM

Both and I and someone else posted about yanyan.

She died not long after Karen (KDR). Her lungs were also filling with fluid and she was having difficulty breathing. Her dad urged her to try immunotherapy in China. She traveled there and did it. Returned and was soon hospitalized in Cali. The cancer had spread.

She considered options and decided it was all so overwhelming she made the difficult choice not to proceed. For herself and for her family. I was broken hearted when she told me.

A few wks later I emailed her to check on her. Then 5 days later, I emailed her again. Her lovely husband had the thoughtfulness to have noted my emails and let me know of her passing. Truly a special person, as one would expect. Yanyan was a very special woman. I grew attached to her. Her loss is stunning and deeply felt.

05-30-2016, 12:36 PM	#4
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	Re: Our sister yanyan is no longer on this earth Both and I and someone else posted about yanyan. She died not long after Karen (KDR). Her lungs were also filling with fluid and she was having difficulty breathing. Her dad urged her to try immunotherapy in China. She traveled there and did it. Returned and was soon hospitalized in Cali. The cancer had spread. She considered options and decided it was all so overwhelming she made the difficult choice not to proceed. For herself and for her family. I was broken hearted when she told me. A few wks later I emailed her to check on her. Then 5 days later, I emailed her again. Her lovely husband had the thoughtfulness to have noted my emails and let me know of her passing. Truly a special person, as one would expect. Yanyan was a very special woman. I grew attached to her. Her loss is stunning and deeply felt. __________________ 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...