8 years
This week marks my 8th year after diagnosis. I had lump for two years prior.
Always make sure to check in and let newcomers know that life does go and and we do forget.
I'm never afraid anymore. Have learned to live with it and live very well. So much accomplished and done and very grateful to have had the opportunity.
Keep your chins up.
Michelle
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Congrats!!! I'm so happy for you. You do give us bc babies hope and I got chills just reading your story. Thank you for letting us know and I wish you many more happy years.
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Really, really great! Congrats.
Jacqueline
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Michelle, that is fantastic!!
Heres to 80 more!!
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Congratulations, Michelle! I needed to read that today. You are an inspiration to me, and I hope you see many, many more!
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Michelle, congatulations!!
You were so wonderful to email me when I was in chemo and let me see that yes, life does go on!!
Here's to decades more!Christine
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WOW Congratulations!!!! I am very happy to read this post and realize that it possible to move on after bc and live a wonderful life. I am newly diagnosed and wonder all the time what the future holds for me a 29 year old woman with Stage 3 BC. I hope there is a time that I don't constantly wonder when the other shoe will drop - and from your post I am able to see that there is. Thank you for sharing your wonderful news and congrats again. Wishing you all the best and many more healthy years.
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Congratulations! Cheers and thanks so much for posting. I wish you many, many more years of life lived well. Take care.
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yipee** i hit 9 years feb 26. i am soo happy for you and "here's to 80 more"
these postings are important for the newbies....as you said, "keep your chins up"
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Wonderful!!!! Congratulations..you have inspired many here, I'm sure!
Jan
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Michelle, congratulations!!
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Congrats Michelle!! Sometimes it seems like it's just bad news piled on top of bad news and then other times I see posts like this and I can't help but get bitten by the hope bug. Thanks for sharing!!!
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OMG Michelle,
I was SOOO happy to read your words of encouragement. I still vasilate back and forth between freaking out about a new pain (that it's mets) and being OK with everything. I sure hope I can get to the point where I don't think about it AT ALL!
And CONGRATS on your 8th year!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!
Sharon
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YIPPPPEEEEEEE! So great when the oldbies come by!
Congratulations, Michelle, and here's to the next 8 dancing with NED.
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Woo Woo I love when people come by on the Happy Train.
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Michelle, Congratulations! You are an inspiration!
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Michelle, Congrats and thank you for sharing. You are an inspiration! It is great to read such wonderful news.
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It's great to hear from you again Michelle. I'm very happy for you. Keep going strong!
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yeah!!!
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Wow...congratulations. Love your attitude.
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Michelle, Congratulations on this huge milestone!
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Michelle,
Congratulations to you. My hope and prayer is to be there one day. I am newly diagnosis, so I live in fear and always think every new pain is mets...it sucks. i wish you a 100 more years, and hope to be there one day..
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Michele,so glad for you!
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Thank you so much for your post! It's good to know.
Wishing you many more happy, healthy years.
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LOOOOOOOVE THIS POST!!! You are on your way to healthy old age (a quote from one of my surgeons ... it kinda stuck with me
Hugs and a smile (almost accidently hit "Jugs and a smile ... made me laugh and had to share it)
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Michelle.....Happy 8 years!!! Wishing you many more 8 year celebrations....may you grow to be a very old cranky lady
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OMG congrats Michelle!!! LOVE LOVE this... so needed to see this today.. renews my hope.. THANKS>>>
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Woo hoo! Thank you so much for posting, Michelle! We need that continuous hope!
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Woohoo - congratulations! What a great post to see first thing on a Monday morning - thanks for sharing.
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Thank-you ladies. Really appreciate all the well wishes especially from old friends. Glad newbies know that life goes on. I used to worry during treatment when I didn't see people past a few years posting much. Now I realize we just go on. HUGS to all.
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AWESOME Michelle...congratulations!!! Love to see such long term survivors, especially stage 3. Gives us all hope! (ps...this is pam from ORC!)
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