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Old 11-07-2005, 12:10 PM   #1
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Thumbs up Also my surgery anniversary.

Hi Kristin -
So, HAPPY that you are doing as well as you are. And, not to mention going to bat for others in the cancer situation. Fighting for others is one good way to get outside ourselves and get our own problems to recede into the background instead of driving us nuts day after day! You have the basic understanding of your disease and know the possibilities down the path. But you are well-armed with information and friends to back you up if need be. That takes a load off, doesn't it?!?

It has also been a good week for me in that Nov. 2 was my FIVE year anniversary of my lumpectomy and the news of HER2 positive. At that time, I was facing a tough chemo regimin to be followed by 36 rads. I had no idea then that my road would be so hard AFTER all that! But, we fight on and rise to the occasion.

A lot has changed for me, but I am still basically a happy and healthy person, even though I have a cancer that has tried to kill me twice now in that five years. Perspective does a lot to give one a new outlook on life!
Here I am to see my parents celebrate their 59th wedding annivesary tomorrow. Number 60 is a MUST see, for I know they will be around, and I have to do the same.

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Old 11-07-2005, 05:19 PM   #2
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Dear Steph,

Congrats on 5 years and many more counting! That is so cool 59 years for your parents, you just don't hear that very much any more. What a mile stone and YES, I have no doubt that you will be here next year to help celebrate the big 6-0! & 61 &....

Enjoy the celebrations and continue with bewildering the doctors with your unprecedented I am gonna live attitude and rewrite medical history. Thank all you ladies for "showing them" that I ain't gonna take dying laying down and I am gonna fight. I just love all of you. Your brilliant!

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Old 11-07-2005, 06:08 PM   #3
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Great news Kristen and StephN.

All the best to you both.

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Old 11-07-2005, 06:42 PM   #4
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K - Congrats my friend. Happy anniversary. I'm right behind you in 2 months. You and I, we'll be together celebrating our 25th and welcoming grandkids! (well, maybe a few more years than that for mine...)
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Treatment: A/C *4, T *4, 1 year of herceptin (BCIRG 006), mastectomy, rads (7 weeks), zoladex (5 years) with tamoxifen (2 years)/aromisin (3 years), bilateral SGAP summer 05 at NOLA

Oops, retested tumor and I guess I'm er/pr- after all.
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Old 11-07-2005, 09:30 PM   #5
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Happy 2nd Anniversary Kirsten. Are you going to buy yourself a puppy like I did for your 2nd? Ha Ha
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