Hi all!

I know, I know, it’s been awhile. Sorry about that…just seemed like more of the same was going on the past few months and not really too much to write about.

Until now.

Some of you are on Facebook so you probably saw the good news. On March 24th I had my final anti-body infusion at Sloan.  Yes, after 17 long months from the first mammogram to the last needle, I don’t have to go back and see my oncologist until June.

A couple of weeks after treatment I was finally able to take a vacation. It was nice to not have any doctors appointments to rush to before, in the middle, or after work and to just be able to relax and take a few deep, ocean air breaths netflix for laptop.

It also gave me time to reflect on this whole crazy year and a half. Now that I’m on the other side of it, I look back and think of all the things I had to go through in order to get to this point.  I also think about how I got to this point in relatively one piece.

And that brings me to all of you.

There is no way I could have gotten through what I went through, without you.

From the very beginning when I first started with my doctor’s appointments, you were there. When I announced I had been diagnosed with breast cancer, you were there herunterladen. When I was going in for surgery to remove the tumor and sick as a dog during chemo, you were there. For the 6 long weeks of daily radiation appointments and my first clear mammogram, you were there. For every bump in between, antibody infusion needle and when I finally finished active treatment, you were there.

I wish I could somehow repay each and every one of you who gave up your time, thoughts, love and energy in order for me to focus all of my own time and energy on just getting well. But for now, all I can say,  is thank you.

It is impossible to name everyone and go through all that was done, but here’s some of the things that made a huge difference during what was definitely the most difficult time of my life flower of life free download.

From beginning to end you kept me in your thoughts and prayers. You sent informative books on breast cancer, beautiful flowers, food baskets, candy and a plant with an inspirational card attached. You dropped off homemade cookies, had food delivered, sent ornaments and trinkets, delicious snacks, spiritual healing jewelry, an inspiring magnet, a Fitbit and countless Starbucks and Dunkin’s gift cards to keep me caffeinated while running from one appointment to the next. You sent a beautiful figurine, incredible home sewn blankets and hats, a gorgeous homemade quilt and baseball hats. You brought dinner, then stocked the freezer with your amazing homemade food windows 10 installation downloaden. You sent hand drawn get well cards from your kids, healing essential oils, a radiation protective bracelet, non-toxic deodorant, and activity books to help pass the time.

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You showed up in whatever way you could. You came for surgery and cooked a favorite dinner.  You came to my doctor’s appointments with me and asked questions I may have forgotten. You came to chemo with me. You came to chemo with me with half the grocery store packed in your bag. You sat in the hospital room with me into the wee hours of the night, not leaving until I told you to go the meaning of. You helped me pick out a wig. You ran errand after errand chasing different foods I felt I could get down at any given moment. You came to visit, and brought a cake along with gifts and your infectious laugh. You asked to come visit and even though I wasn’t up for company, you were there in spirit. You sent me memes and inspirational videos on Facebook, you commented on my posts, urging me to stay positive and keep going. You commented here, on this blog as you read the nitty gritty of what goes on for a breast cancer patient in the thick of it.  You urged me to keep on writing skype download chip kostenlos deutsch 64 bit.

You put me in contact with your family and friends who had gone through this fight themselves. You told me what to expect and how to get through different phases of treatment. You checked in, you shared pictures and stories of your own journey so I knew what not to do and could also see there was light at the end of the tunnel.  You sold your crafts and sent me a portion of the profits. You sent a Visa gift card. You handed me specialized radiation lotion that worked wonders sims 3 laptop. You asked about organizing a fundraiser for me, even though you had your own hands completely full at the time. You ordered sports t-shirts with my name on them, reminding me to call on my athletic days, to dig in and go the distance. You cried with me, and sometimes more than me.

You covered for me at work and never made me feel like my treatment was in the way of our crazy work schedule.  You never pressured me about taking off early or coming in late for doctor’s appointments. You understood when I needed to be out and adjusted to my limits when I came back eigene bilder von facebook herunterladen. You counted down the days between treatments with me. You shared your office with me so I could do my post surgery stretches and make personal calls. You gave me pep talks and had a pizza party for our show team when I was finally finished.

You offered to touch up my “toddler chic” hair for free, with a reminder that my plan to just let it come in the way it wants never works. You laughed when I told you that story, and then sat me down in your own chair in hair and makeup and shaped it up on the spot. You gave me hair products you felt would be helpful while my hair grows back.

I honestly could go on and on.

But the biggest thing I want you all to know is that although the main life or death fight against breast cancer is a physical one, the rest of it is mental and spiritual. And every single time I was feeling sick, beaten, or felt like throwing in the towel, one of you would come through in a way listed above and it would give me the spiritual and mental boost I needed to buck up and plow through. Sure, I went through the rigorous daily treatment, but know that you played a major part in my survival and I appreciate everything that you did for me.

I walked through it, but WE beat breast cancer.

As for what’s going on now, I am still taking Tamoxifen every day to block the estrogen since my breast cancer was estrogen positive. I’m having some side effects from it that are a little pesty, but in the scheme of things, they’re manageable. I have a follow-up appointment with my oncologist in June and she may switch me to another med. We’ll see.

But right now I’m just enjoying going about the day to day of living without having to go through active treatment, and I’m moving forward in my life with a newfound perspective and priorities.

And one reason I can do that again, is because of YOU.