Jan 3oth, 10 yr stage 2BTN survivor!

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Patti3
Patti3 Member Posts: 53
edited June 2014 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Hi everyone! I havent posted here in a long while, but wanted to stop by as I am approaching ten years since my diagnosis..Im praying that someone will read this and that it will give them some peace and hope! I rememeber how scared I was..I was diagnosed at 42 and never thought I would see 50..but here I am! just celebrated my 52nd birthday, and I have a feeling that someday...well in forty years to be exact, that I will be celebrating my 92nd! So to all of you out there I say..keep the hope, and may you find peace in your hearts and minds! 

I have a plaque in my home which has a saying by Abraham Lincoln it reads...and in the end its not the years in your life that count, Its the life in your years!

Blessings to each of you!

Patti3

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  • rjbaby69
    rjbaby69 Member Posts: 349
    edited December 2011

    Thank you Patti.  I so needed to hear this today.  I have finished lumpectomy and chemo and I'm now moving on to radiation.  Sometimes I just want to give up but I still have so much to live for!  Thanks for sharing!  And I hope in ten years I too can pop back in and give my own words of encouragement!

    HUGS!

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  • hawk
    hawk Member Posts: 305
    edited December 2011

    Thank you so much for sharing Patti! I was diagnosed this past November at age 44 and I am so so happy and encouraged to hear this.



    HUGS!!

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  • Titan
    Titan Member Posts: 2,956
    edited December 2011

    Thank you so much for coming back to share your story!  We need to hear this...thank you so much!

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  • KeepingFaith69
    KeepingFaith69 Member Posts: 508
    edited December 2011

    Patti THANK YOU.  I really appreciate your post.  I turned 42 in December and will be doing a "happy dance" when i celebrate my 52nd.

    May you be blessed with continual health, vibrance and joy xox

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  • christina1961
    christina1961 Member Posts: 736
    edited December 2011

    Patti, Thank you! I wish you many, many more happy years ahead!!. Thanks for giving us hope.

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  • misswim
    misswim Member Posts: 931
    edited December 2011

    Patti, that is wonderful! Congratulations to you! You are very inspiring :)

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  • mitymuffin
    mitymuffin Member Posts: 337
    edited December 2011
    Patti,  Thank you for posting. Happy New Year, and many more to come.
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  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Member Posts: 1,076
    edited December 2011

    Patti, Thank you, I think we all really need to hear stories like yours. 

    Wishing you many more Happy, Healthy New Years.

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited December 2011

    and now I thank you all for making me smile todayWink! Happy New Year to everyone!, lets all make a committment to do what we can do to help our bodies- healthy eating, exercise...and whenever possible lots of laughter! I do believe in a mind/ body connection..so take good care of all of you!

    xoxox

    Patti

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  • BDiamond
    BDiamond Member Posts: 2
    edited December 2011

    Thanks soooo much for the inspiration !!!!

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  • CharB22
    CharB22 Member Posts: 310
    edited December 2011
    Patti3 - thank you for this!! I was diagnosed on 12/1/11 at 47 and am just starting this crappy journey. I had my genetic counseling today and took the BRCA1 and 2 test. The counselor was going over things like statistics and recurrance rates and on my way home I thought, I'd LOVE to hear from a long-time TN survivor! And YOU are it!! That's fantatic! I wish you many, many more birthdays! You are truly an inspiration!
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  • LRM216
    LRM216 Member Posts: 2,115
    edited December 2011

    Patti:

    I want you to see that 92nd birthday for sure.  Such wonderful and uplifting news to share with us.  Have a wonderful New Year!

    Linda

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  • bobsgirl
    bobsgirl Member Posts: 19
    edited December 2011
    Congrats!  Thank you for posting this.  It gives me hope! Laughing
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  • curecx2011
    curecx2011 Member Posts: 37
    edited December 2011

    Thank you for posting this. Sometimes I wonder if I am going to make it 10 years. Reading your story gives me HOPE!!! Thank you!

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  • mrsnjband
    mrsnjband Member Posts: 1,409
    edited December 2011

    Thank you Patti, You are a few years ahead of me.  I had my diagnosis on Jan 10th, it's hard to believe it's been four years already.  I just got brave enough to do reconstruction & I'm doing well. 

    Congrats on 10 years. NJ! 

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    rjbaby..you hang on there..you will make it through!! its not an easy struggle, just take one day at a time! I promise Ill be back here looking for you in ten years!

    xoxox

    sorry for all the spelling mistakes! lol

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    hawk you are very welcome..are you finished with your treatments?? wishing you a wonderful New Year

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    Titan..it was just as important for me to be here :) giving back to my sisters!!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    keepingfaith..love your name! my birthday was in december too!! you start practicing that dance now and enjoy!! wishing you all the best!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    christina..you are welcome! Happy New Year to you and yours! wishing you all the best this year and all the years ahead!!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    misswim..it really is a great feeling! thank you, best wishes to you my pink sister! gotta ask, do you swim?? lol my daughter was a swim instructor for years..i however never did learn, but its on the list!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    mitymuffin, your welcome and a very Happy and Peaceful New Year to you and yours!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    mccrimmon..i agree! i love your beautiful profile picture! im happy that i posted and possibly helped some of my sisters to keep believing :)

    thank you! , and a Happy New Years to you and yours!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    bdiamond..you are sooooooooooo welcome! Have an amazing New Year!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    charb22..youre right, it is a crappy journey! and ohhhhhhhhh do i have stories! one of my most favorite quotes is..remember when things dont seem probable..all things are possible! i made it past all of those pitfall years where they say a recurrance may occur..ive had some scares here and there, but I made it and so will you!! enjoy all the many birthdays to come!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    lrm..i love your quote..and dancing in the rain, sleet or snow! enjoy!!! and have an awesome New Year!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    bobsgirl..youre very welcome! love to HOPE, its a wonderful feeling! Happy New Year!!!!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    curecx..i felt the same way, and as the days, months and years have gone by..and ive celebrated each and every milestone with family and friends ive gotten stronger and stronger body and mind, heck ive got some longevity in my family line..ill shoot for 102!! Keep up the hope..itll grow stronger for you too!!!!!!!!

    xoxox

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  • Patti3
    Patti3 Member Posts: 53
    edited January 2012

    mrsnjband..time does go by so quickly doesnt it? recon was not an easy decision for me either-having to go through more surgeries was really a tough decision. I waited two years after my treatments ended, had some problems with my port which also held things up, but im very glad that I had it done! its not perfect, but i feel more like my old self! Best wishes to you! and Happy New Year!

    xoxox

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  • yellowdoglady
    yellowdoglady Member Posts: 349
    edited January 2012

    Good for you, Patti!

    I hope you have been living well and happily!  I think we all want to live happily ever after.  At least that is my plan. 

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