Great Book by HER2 Author
I would like to recommend a great book called "Take Off Your Party Dress" written by Dina Rabinovitch. Dina is also HER2 and in her book she shares her journey with breast cancer from diagnosis to mets. Her book was very inspiring to me and I could really relate to a lot of her experiences.
I highly recommend this book. Dina is taking the proceeds from this book and contributing them to cancer research. To find more information about Dina and her book you can check her blog out at:
http://www.takeoffyourrunningshoes.typepad.com/
Her book can currently be purchased at www.amazon.co.uk
Lori
__________________
Aug '03 - diagnosed Stage III, Her 2 +++, ER - , PR-
Oct - Jan '04 - dose dense Taxotere (3 cycles) followed by A/C (5 cycles)
Feb '04 - L. Mastectomy, 15 nodes removed - 8 contained micrometastatic disease
Mar '04 - 4 1/2 weeks radiation
Apr '04 - started herceptin 52 weeks completed May '05
Dec '05 - Stage IV extensive lung mets to right & left lungs
Jan '06 - Xeloda 4 months til progression
Jun '06 - Jan '07 - Herceptin & Pertuzubmab every 3 weeks til progression
Feb '07 - Tykerb/Xeloda
June '07 - Taken off Tykerb/Xeloda protocol as lung mets had progressed and now had brain mets as well. Treated upfront with Gamma Knife Radiosugery for brain mets and started Doxil on 6/26/07.
|
Threaded Mode