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04-28-2007, 05:31 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 63
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Vetrans of the Her2 family
Thank you for reminding us of Linda. I too fondly remember Al's devotion. It is nice to remember her on this day. I hope that she is in a much better place.
Hugs,
Anne
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04-28-2007, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 2,357
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God's multitude of blessings to Al and all the other Als who stand strong with their lady as she battles with all her might! Nothing blesses me more than seeing the love demonstrated through these hard times. Hats off to you Al and please be good to yourself just as you were to Linda who dances with heavenly angels now! ma
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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04-28-2007, 05:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,154
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Kim,
Thank you for reminding us of this first year of Linda's passing.
I have often thought of her and Al this past year.
I hope that Al will visit with us and in the meantime I hope
he is able to enjoy some peace - this had to be a very difficult
year for him. He is such a good man and he and Linda will
always remain in my prayers.
Jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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04-30-2007, 07:50 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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BIGGG huggs
Al, it's been a rough year for you and your family. Your in my thoughts and prayers.
Rhonda
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Rhonda
Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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04-30-2007, 09:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 624
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I am thinking of you Al and wishing you peace.
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04-30-2007, 04:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 722
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from al
Thanks to all the courageous survivors who remember Linda's battle. Yes, it's been a year and no, the hurt doesn't fade. I have been reading the journal updates but haven't posted for a variety of reasons, none to do with anyone on the board. I find the pain to cancer too much to bear sometimes, and feeling all of you are part of my extended family, it got very painful. Linda's kids live with me, her daughter I am helping with her new (and successful) renovation business, her son, is in college becoming a chef, my son is becoming an accomplished musician, the grand daughter, and I am under constant pressure from the construction community to take-on new clients. In short, in order to get on with your life, family and sanity must come first. I do miss all of you greatly and hope my life calms down soon so I can help make a difference to this wonderful group.
Linda's resource centre was started this weekend and will be completed next weekend. After I assess the needs / shortfalls of our vision, I will looking for support, in terms of reference material, to help stock the new "hard copy" and digital library. The centre will be dedicated to Linda and will be called the "Linda E. Schmidt Patient Resource Centre". Linda's strength and giving was well known in our community and I only wish that she could be here now to see, first hand her kids' successes, and the support and respect her community has shown her. I will post pictures on the album pages soon when the centre is finished.
Love to all and thank you for thinking about us.
Al and kids.
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Primary care-giver to and advocate for Linda, who passed away April 27, 2006.
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04-30-2007, 04:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Ft. Collins, Colorado
Posts: 546
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Thinking of you and the kids and sending a lot of warmth your way.
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with love and gratitude,
joy
dx stage I 2/2000*er/pr+; her- per IHC*lumpectomy*4 rounds A/C*30 rads*tamoxifen*dx stage 4 5/2002*huge mets to liver*tiny mets to lungs*stopped tamoxifen*5/02 taxotere/xeloda*her 2 checked with FiSH-her2+++herceptin *2/03 stopped chemo femara w/herceptin*zolodex*04 switched to aromasin w/herceptin*05 high estrogen tx*11/05taxol/carbo*7/06 stopped chemo; megace/herceptin*9/06navelbine/herceptin*5/07tykerb/xeloda great response*4/08 progression in liver; ooph/ faslodex /herceptin
6/08 began Herceptin DM-1
9/08 progression
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