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Re: Positive stories, please come out of the woods
Hi Marcia: I can so appreciate your wanting some 'postive stories' amidst all the intensity of peoples' journeys. You can see I've been through two cancers, multiple surgeries, and chemo. I have two young children (now 10 and 15). While it's been a roller coaster I really feel like it's an early lesson on how wild and unpredictable and rich this life of ours can be. Yes, I never would have wanted to be in this 'club', however, here I am. My kids lives have been bracketed by my breast cancer since they were 3 and 7. I don't want to sound all Hallmark-like, however, it does make life smell sweeter and all feel more fleeting and precious. It's been wildly difficult, too, but I feel it's taught us all about living in the moment, empathy, not sweating the small stuff. Take care.
Jude
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2002 Dx with DCIS, low-grade, non-invasive Estrogen/Progesterone +. Lumpectomy (10/26/02) Bad margins.
2002 (12/2/02)Mastectomy left breast
2004 lump right breast. Lumpectomy 6/09 (benign)
2007 total hysterectomy (fibroids/family hx of ovarian cancer)
2009 Dx with DCIS, high grade 3 with microinvasion. Estrogen-Progesterone -, HER2 Neu +
2009 (3/26/09) Mastectomy right breast
5/09 - 8/09 weekly Taxol/Herceptin
8/09 - Present - Herceptin every 3 weeks
6/10 Begin breast reconstruction!
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