6 Years This Week

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marejo
marejo Member Posts: 1,356
edited June 2014 in HER2+ (Positive) Breast Cancer

Dear "Sisters" ~



6 years ago this week (June 24, 2005 - Friday afternoon @ 3:00 p.m.) my ob/gyn called to tell me I had breast cancer. I will never forget that day as long as I live. I was home alone when I received the call and remember how it felt as if my world had been changed forever. I remember feeling as if I'd never laugh or smile again.



After I hung up the phone I sat down on the bed in our spare bedroom. I remember praying and saying to God that if I ever needed Him, it was now. I also asked Him to use whatever it was I would go through for His glory. I remember praying the verse from Romans (8:28 to be exact) often. That verse says "for we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him.". I was sure at that time I was going to die.



Here I am 6 years later.......bilateral mastectomies, 8 cycles of bi-weekly chemo, 1 year of every 3rd week herceptin, 25 radiation treatments AND at my 3 year cancerversary had bilateral DIEP. I am healthy and happier than ever. Yes, my life has been forever changed and yes, God did work it all for good. Not just because I survived (because eventually something will take my life) but because I have learned the truly important things in life. Loving......serving and praising Him. Nothing else matters.



May His Peace be with each of you.



Mary Jo

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  • mmm5
    mmm5 Member Posts: 1,470
    edited June 2011

    Mary Jo

    Congratulations and I am so with you "nothing else matters" it is so wonderful for you to cite that here and thank you! This was a wonderful post and it reminds me again today to let go of the little things because Loving and Praising and serving are truly "it"

    God Bless you and celebrate. 

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  • Mountains1day
    Mountains1day Member Posts: 102
    edited June 2011

    Congrats Mary Jo!

    I can only hope I am worthy of having "it" with loving, serving and praising our God.

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  • elmcity69
    elmcity69 Member Posts: 998
    edited June 2011

    beautiful post, marejo...giving thanks to God for your recovery and health!

    thank you for this.

    xo

    janyce

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  • lkc
    lkc Member Posts: 1,203
    edited June 2011

    welcome to the six years out club.

    So good to see you!

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  • amlg1
    amlg1 Member Posts: 596
    edited June 2011

    SWEET :)

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  • Nevo84
    Nevo84 Member Posts: 94
    edited June 2011

    Dear Mary

    I'm so happy for you. Congratulations and big HUGs to you. You made my day with your inspirational story.

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  • lexi4
    lexi4 Member Posts: 1,074
    edited June 2011

    Dear Marejo,

    So happy to see your post! I am thankful that you are doing well and wish you many many more years of good health. Thank you Lord!

    Lexi

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  • stlcardsfan
    stlcardsfan Member Posts: 466
    edited June 2011

    Thanks for the great post!!!

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  • LittleFlower
    LittleFlower Member Posts: 405
    edited June 2011

    Marejo,

    This is a wonderful message you share.  May God continue to bless you everyday with health and happiness!  Congratulations on 6 years!

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  • saralmom
    saralmom Member Posts: 329
    edited June 2011

    Thanks for sharing your story!  Congratulations on 6 years!

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  • Pure
    Pure Member Posts: 1,796
    edited June 2011

    Praise God...Awesome!

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  • Mimidi
    Mimidi Member Posts: 231
    edited June 2011

    Congratulations to you Marejo.  You inspire me.  You have such a wonderful testimony.  God is good.

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  • Mouse6694
    Mouse6694 Member Posts: 88
    edited June 2011

    Congrats and may God bless you with many more anniversaries.

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  • blondie45
    blondie45 Member Posts: 580
    edited June 2011

    Congrats Marejo, glad to read you are doing fantastic!

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  • Mimidi
    Mimidi Member Posts: 231
    edited June 2011

    Wonderful post.  To God be the glory.

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  • dottie70
    dottie70 Member Posts: 16
    edited July 2011
    Congradulations Marejo. I am going on my sixth year also and had  my annual check-up with my oncologist yesterday and to hear him say "probably if anything was going to happen, it would have by now", was music to my ears. I had four cycles of A/C, twelve of Taxol and one year every week of Herceptin beginning in 2006. God is so good!Cool
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  • mcyars
    mcyars Member Posts: 1
    edited July 2011

    Mary Jo

    Thank you so much for that great post.  I am so happy for you!  Your post made my day.  I was sitting here thinking about my life and feeling sorry for myself.   I prayed just like you did when I was diagnosed with cancer, but today was starting to depress me.  I am glad I read your post because it reminded me that I am going though this because of a reason that only God knows and I trust him completely. I need to live life to the fullest!   Thank you Mary Jo!  And my God bless you with many more anniversaries!!!!

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  • marejo
    marejo Member Posts: 1,356
    edited July 2011

    It's funny how God works in our lives isn't it?  How He works through each of us in His divine way.  My post was meant as a way to share and bring encouragement as I so remember those early days and how frightening it was.  God used this post to touch and encourage, just as He saw fit.  We all need encouragement and love as we journey through this life, don't we?  Life is hard without cancer, much less with it.  We serve a God who loves us more than we could ever fathom.  Knowing what He has prepared for those of us who love Him is enough.  Plenty.  Onward and upward we go.  Stay the course.  Reach out to each other and encourage each other as we go.  We are "sisters," after all.  :-)

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