Got some bad news from my neice today
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| Fri, 01-18-2008 - 6:48pm |
She had called our cell phone yesterday leaving a message saying she needed to talk to me but would be at work all day and had classes that night as she is back in college finishing her degree and she would call me back today. When she hadn't called back by around 1:30 this afternoon my time which would be 3:30 pm her time I called her.
She has breast cancer. It is right now stage 2 and with 6 months of chemo and radiation and then surgery she has an 80% chance of complete recovery at this point providing the tumor responds as it should to the chemo and radiation. She is scared to death of course. She is 41 and single so looking for as much support as she can get from her family and friends. There is breast cancer on both side of her family from my Mom and an aunt on her Mom's side. However the type of cancer this is they are saying is not the kind that would be linked to genetics. This is a totally different type that is not normally seen in breast. So they are not completely sure yet that this cancer is not a spreading of cancer somewhere else in her body. Further test need to be done to find that out. This just breaks my heart she is young and so full of life having survived a horrible head on car accident in 1997 in which she had to learn how to talk, walk and over come some brain damage to get her life back on track. Well she is a fighter so she will not go down without a good fight.
I told her I will be here for her and sending her all the postive vibes I can her way. Planning on seeing her when we next go back to see our Dd this spring.


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Hi Gabby
She is young to be having this problems but as you said her youth I hope will help her with her chances of beating it.
Love ya
Mare,
So sorry to hear your news.
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Jan
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Thanks Rj she can use all the postive thoughts and prayers she can get.
She has had a lot in her life that is for sure.
Love ya
Thanks so much Sooze. I sure appreciate it.
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Thanks Steph and will be keeping your Dh in mine.
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Thanks Jan no never give up. She is a fighter so that should help a lot.
Love ya
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