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12-16-2006, 06:16 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
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Message of Hope for us all....
I have struggled with grief and in prayer for our dear members who have been ill lately. In particular when Hope recently passed the meaning of her name and the symbolism it held was very hard for me. I am sure it has been hard for all of us who know we hold a common bond. Today I read my favorite comic and was very encouraged. I can't help but feel that Hope herself had it written for us! It is the 12/16 post of For Better or For Worse...
I would like to just paste it here but don't have the skill to do it, sorry. Her website has her strip for free at
http://www.fborfw.com/strip_fix/
I hope it makes you smile too.
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Kim
Diagnosed 7/05
Stage 3a er+(45%) pr+(68%) Her2+ (40%)
3.8 cm + .8cm multi focal - pleomorphic lobular tumors
high grade DCIS
7/20 nodes
BRCA 2 positive as of 5/07
surgeries: double mastectomy, hysterectomy (LAVH)
A/C,Herceptin for 1 year completed 11/06
femara
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12-16-2006, 08:02 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: virginia
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Love and Hope !
Yes, yes, yes !! Saw this message in the comic this morning. Did not know how to post it and so glad you did so. " Love and Hope" ....power stuff ! As Joe has already stated.....what ever is happening on this board it is the right stuff !! Knowledge is power so it is positive power stuff !!
Hugs, Bonnie
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12-16-2006, 09:03 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
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How appropriate for all of us. "Where there's love there's hope." Thanks for posting this Kim.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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12-16-2006, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Southern, CA
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Kimberly, What perfect timing for that. Like you, the passing of Hope was difficult for me. Its hard to read when anyone here passes. Its almost more then I can take at times. But thanks so much for sharing that with us. It did put a smile on my face. It really says it all.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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12-16-2006, 05:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ireland
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Kimberly thank you!
Tricia
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Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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12-16-2006, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Kimberly,
Thank you... it's just what I needed today.
Hugs,
Karen
Oh, I wanted to let everyone know that when I tried to log on a few days ago, I couldn't and had to reregister as Karen W, instead of Karendiane.
Karen
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12-19-2006, 01:21 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Thank you so much for finding this
Hi Kim,
I am Hope's daughter Julissa. I saw the comic strip and at first I cried but then it turned into a smile. I've been doing a lot of that lately but mostly have good days now. I feel her presence on me everyday and told my grandma recently that my mom is my new guardian angel. Thank you so much for posting this.
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