Two years today
Today marks 2 years since diagnosis. My family don't talk about cancer with me so the date is not being marked in any special way. I'm not sure that I want to any way. It seems like a bittersweet date when I consider the 2 ladies who started chemo threads I posted on - July and August, 2009. (Lisa died a few weeks ago and Jenn is now stage IV) At first I started posting on the July thread and then it ended up being right at the end of July when I started chemo so decided to post on the August thread too. Although as stage IIIc and TN I am pleased to reach 2 years, it still is always "so far, so good." And who knows what's next?
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Congratulations on the two years!
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Congratulations!
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congratulations! hope you are celebrating, in your own way, however you want.
the bittersweet feeling is normal, i think...we look around and feel such gratitude for our lives, but sorrow for those suffering or gone.
xo
janyce
ps: KerryMac, love the photo - would love to hear the story behind it!
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Congrats on 2 years and many, many more. So sorry for the the two women who started the threads.
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Wonderful news -- 2 years is a big milestone. I wish you many more!!!
Jackie
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you are doing well; and yes, it is kinda bittersweet. but, 2 years is a big deal.....feel anyway you
want and good for you to post**
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Congrats on the 2 years!!! Wishing you many more.
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Always happy to celebrate with a B/C Sister!!!
I'm very sure our girl, Lisa, would be doing the happy dance for you today too.
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Congrats on two years!!! NJ
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Be happy and rejoice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! every year is a big deal, I know how you feel, my family does not like to talk about it either. Thats what were for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless you, many , many more years
Stephanie
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Gilly....congrats on 2 years....wishing you many more 2 year anniversaries...may we all grow old together!!!
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Congratulations, I wish you many, many more!
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Wonderful news!!!
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Congrats on 2 years! You give us stage 3 triple neg gals hope.
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Congratulations!! Each day is a joy we should embrace. May you see many, many more anniversaries!!
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Hi I am very happy to hear about your two years . I am right behind you. I have 2 more months for my anniversary. Sorry to hear about your friends Lisa and Jenn..SharonH
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((((Gilly)))) - two years! Thankfully there are a lot of two year anniversaries for our July Jedi's and yet it is bittersweet when we remember our friends who are not here to celebrate with us...
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Yay!! Congrats on your two year anniversary!! I wish you many more happy and healthy years ahead!
Lexi
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Congrats on the 2 years!!!
My two year mark is coming up on June 15th... I am so happy to have made it this far but I gotta admit, I am really extra worried about "it" coming back these days... I have hadback aches and joint pain from the AI and Lupron and I am just worrying over every little thing. Maybe once this 2 year milestone comes and goes, I will be able to settle back down.
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Congratulations on 2 years. I was so happy to reach that stage as well. Enjoy in your own way, it is great news.
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Gill- YES!!! Celebrating with you!!! So many in our families think our battle is over now. They don't realize that we will always live on the edge with this disease. We look "normal" again, so all must be well, right???? Wishing you many, many more years, Gill. It's a joy to be a fellow "July Jedi".
Joni
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CONGRATS Gill!
2 years is FANTASTIC news and I need to hear that quite often.
Sharon
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Joni, couldn't have said it better myself.
Gilly, welcome to the 2 year club. My cancerversary came and went, too. Looking forward to 30 more!
Navy
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Congratulations Gilly! The two year mark was reason for a big celebration for me and I am celebrating with you!
Molly
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Congratulations Gilly!!!!
Jackie
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Thanks ladies!
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Congratulations, Gilly!!! That is a wonderful milestone!!!
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Dear Gilly, I am elated with you and am celebrating your big two year mark!!! I expect to see you posting next year, too!!
Laurel
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Congrats Gilly! May this be only the beginning of many celebrations in the coming years!
It is funny though to think about celebrationg something like this. In some ways it is such a significant celebration but not one any of us anticipated celebratiing.
Bring on the cake! (to paraphrase...)
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H Gilly, not sure how i missed thus, but congratulations.
2 years is a BIG deal with your tumor type, so celebrate! In the " relative" early days we are still so fragile, but take heart it gets easier with each passing year.
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