Falling Off the Soapbox - over and over again...: Story of the Day

I'm a divorced mom of two boys who live at home - one 21 and one 9. My grandson (born May 2008) also lives with me.

I was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer in August 2008 at 37. Cancer is NOT my life, but it has opened my eyes to a lot of things and has given me a sort of "direction" as of late.

So...here's my medical scoop (for those of you that are here for the cancer side):

Invasive Ductal Carcinoma 1.3 cm with multiple areas of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Lumpectomy: September/October '08.

Nodes positive: 1/10

HER2-, ER/PR+, BRCA1 & BRCA2 Negative

Chemo: Taxotere, Adriamycin, Cytoxan (TAC)

(6 rounds - finished 2/10/09)

Radiation: 6 1/2 weeks (finished 4/17/09)

Currently on Tamoxifen

Started the SWOG 0307 clinical study in April '09 and am getting IVs of Zometa regularly. It was a 3 year study and I got my last infusion in November 2011.

SWOG 0307 is a bisphosphonate study in which 3 different osteoporosis drugs are given - I "drew" the Zometa drug. These drugs (bisphosphonates) are believed to prevent breast cancer from returning in the bones. (Which, from what I've been told, is one of the more common places of reoccurrance.) The clinical trial is in the third stage, so they pretty much know it works, it's just a matter of which of the three drugs happens to work best. Fingers crossed...it's Zometa...

Inspiration...

"Kiss Quick"

By Matt Nathanson

This year, all but disappeared,
bought into fairy tales,
But sleeping beauty just kept score and tried to sleep more
She said "I'm not quite, myself tonight, but the way you touch me, oh, makes me tongue tied, that could be the wine too."

Kiss Quick, I've got a line out the door
Who all think they can save me.
One by one they lay the world at my feet,
One by one they drive me crazy.

She said "I know Love, and it's all push and shove, so stop talking and put your back into it."
Loaded, oh my hands shook to hold it
I turned her body on, I turned her body on myself.

Kiss Quick, I've got a line out the door
Who all think they can save me.
One by one they lay the world at my feet,
One by one they drive me crazy.

Shut your mouth,
Pull me out, before this all goes grey.
One by one they lay the world at my feet.
One by one they go away.

Come on, come on, come on.
Kiss quick, I've got a line out the door
Who all think they can save me.
Oh, one by one they lay the world at my feet.
One by one they drive me crazy.

Shut your mouth,
Pull me out before this all goes grey.
One by one they lay the world at my feet.
One by one they go away.
They go away.
They go away.

Sell my blood for money,
baby, baby.
And I love how it feels.

This year, all but disappears

Falling Off the Soapbox - over and over again...

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