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12-22-2006, 07:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sheboygan, WI
Posts: 2,582
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Merry Christmas
Hello Everyone,
I don't come around much anymore. I'm trying to distance myself from the cancer road a bit. Worrying about recurrence is something we can all relate too and bombarding myself with "cancer" isn't good for me. I'm sure some of you can understand that. However, I do check in occasionally and care about each of you.
I wanted to pop in tonight to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I hope your Christmas is happy and that your 2007 is blessed with all that's important..........mainly......................... ...the Love of God in your hearts AND His Peace surrounding you all. I sincerely pray that for each of you.
If we've all learned nothing else on this journey I think we've all learned that there are no guarantees in life and we really have no control over our circumstance. We can do our best - learn what we can - but ultimately, our lives our not in our Hands.
So, on that note...............I sincerely wish you all Peace.
Love to all,
Mary Jo
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
<>< Romans 8:28
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12-22-2006, 08:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 274
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Merry Christmas to you
Hi Mary Jo,
Wishing you and yours a Blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with Health, Peace and the Love of our Lord.
Sincerely,
Liz J.
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12-22-2006, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 2,104
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A wish for you and your family a Joyous Holiday Season and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
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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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12-22-2006, 10:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 1,055
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Thanks Marejo. Sometimes I think I should create a little distance but then I can't.
This journey has brought the realization of how much love is out there. I think I'm a slightly better person now.
Love and Peace to all. I hope and believe we are just around the corner for a cure,
Thank you and goodbye to all have gone berore us unsucessfully. BB
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12-22-2006, 10:27 PM
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Webmaster
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Home of the "Flying Tomato"
Carlsbad, CA
Posts: 2,036
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In the spirit of the season, (just a nice story)
http://www.statesman.com/life/conten.../23season.html
Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah
Joe
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A Proud webmaster to the internet's most informed, educated, COMPASSIONATE and caring group of breast cancer survivors.
Illegitimi non carborundum
My Album
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12-23-2006, 05:22 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sheboygan, WI
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Thanks Joe for sharing the story. A reminder of all the good people out their. In the news we too often here only bad. I know there are a lot of good people out their but sadly we don't hear nearly enough about them.
Holds hands - stay close - life is short (as Jan Karon(author)) says.
Mary Jo
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
<>< Romans 8:28
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12-23-2006, 08:22 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 189
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Thanks Marejo,
As tough as this journey can be, we all have the opportunity to have that glorious hope that is ours in Christ Jesus. All of the uncertainty of this life, all of its trials are so temorary. Because of Christmas, we have nothing to fear.
Merry Christmas!
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Cheryl
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12-23-2006, 09:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Northern Calif.
Posts: 981
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too MareJo!
Hugs,
Lexi
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12-23-2006, 11:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: So California
Posts: 223
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Mary Jo. Thank you so much for your continued support of Leslie. You are an angel.
Merry Christmas everyone. You are all wonderful. Thank you for everything.
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Leslie's Sister (Lisa)
Diagnosed 5/17/06
Left breast Stage II
5 cm. Her2Neu+++, ER-, PR-
1 positive node out of six,
double mastectomy 6/9/06;
TCH started 7/12/06
last chemo 10/25/06
herceptin ended 6-11-07
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12-23-2006, 04:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Southern, CA
Posts: 2,511
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Mary Jo, Its so nice to hear from you. Heres wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! All the best.
As to the link Joe posted...it brought tears to my eyes. Got a bit emotional. It just restores your faith to see there are still some really awesome people out there. Those people will truly be blessed.
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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