A year ago today....

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jennyboog
jennyboog Member Posts: 1,322
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

I was going about my merry life, working hard, being a wife and a mother to a 4 yr old & a 18 mth old.  When four little words shook me to my core and would change me and my life as I knew it.   

Here I am a year later, chemo, rads, and surgeries behind me...I now live in another state, in a brand new house & starting work again, so much has changed.  My hair is trying to come back, my chest looks like a skinny teenage boy, my joints hurt, and I have some (self-dx) PTSD.  But I'm here (((thank you Lord Jesus!))) and I've seen each of my girls have another b-day, saw my brother get married, I'm slowly decorating that house, I'll see my oldest start kindergarten in a few weeks and I've celebrated many other occassions & holidays that I never thought I'd see. I still love drinking beer, eating carbs and sweets, and I love ya'll for being here with me through this whole screwed up event.  I was hoping this would help those newbies out there at the beginning see things do get better and life goes on.  No, I'm not in the +5 years out forum yet but I'm working on it. 

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  • MaxineO
    MaxineO Member Posts: 555
    edited July 2011

    Jenny: One year is a great thing to celebrate! Congratulations, and I pray for you many, many more years to enjoy your little ones, your home, and your life!!!!

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  • KerryMac
    KerryMac Member Posts: 3,529
    edited July 2011

    The first year is the hardest. Well done you, here's to many more!!

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  • shockedat39
    shockedat39 Member Posts: 252
    edited July 2011

    Congratulations, Jenny!  Time certainly flies and you will be at five years before you know it. 

    Diane 

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  • kmur
    kmur Member Posts: 912
    edited July 2011

      Hi Jenny, 

         I  always love to see someone celebrate! A year is so wonderful...I'm right behind ya!! Congrats and many many more great years ahead.

    Kim

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  • Karina121293
    Karina121293 Member Posts: 370
    edited July 2011

    Hi Jenny, my one year is next week, on 3rd of August, when I heard the words, that changed my life forever. Can't put into words better, than you, so let's just count together!!!! Wish you many, many healthy years!!!!!

    Hugs,

    Karina

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  • JacquelineG
    JacquelineG Member Posts: 282
    edited July 2011

    Jenny, Congrats! I agree with Kerry, the first year is the toughest! And I had some PTSD which just get better with time, I promise! I now only think of BC a few times a day (it used to be that not 5 minutes would go by without me thinking about it!)

    Celebrate with some beer, carbs and sweets :-)

    Jackie

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  • Gitane
    Gitane Member Posts: 1,885
    edited July 2011

    ....But I'm still here....,  ... that I never thought I'd see....,   I say those things to myself often.  Celebrate, Jennifer.  Celebrate this year and every second, minute, hour, day, of all the many coming years.  Hurray for you!!!  G.

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  • DiDel
    DiDel Member Posts: 1,329
    edited July 2011

    Jenny Congrats one year out!! Yeah!!! Hopefully the first of many to come!

    Diane

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

    Jenny,

    Congrats on your 1 year milestone! I wish you many many more milestones ahead!

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

    A Big congrats to you Jenny !! Enjoy this mega milestone.

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  • SharonMH
    SharonMH Member Posts: 353
    edited July 2011

    Hi Jenny, Congratulations on your one year. That is so great to hear. Sounds like your life is really good right now, Take care   SharonH

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  • jdootoo
    jdootoo Member Posts: 253
    edited July 2011

    Jenny, WEE-HOO! So happy for you... love your honesty and outlook.

    One love, Jackie

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  • Estepp
    Estepp Member Posts: 6,416
    edited July 2011

    WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    I love what Sherri said........... so here is another Cyber High Five sista!

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  • faithfulheart
    faithfulheart Member Posts: 544
    edited July 2011

    Jenny,  One year!!  WOW!!  I remmember feeling so happy,  emotional, sooooooooooooo grateful to God,

    you said it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Yeah , I struggled with ptsd for a while too,  but it is getting so much better!

    I will be 2 years in oct . when I heard the most feared word in the english language,  I too have seen my son turn 5, then 6, tear jerker's . My daughter turn 9 and then 10!!!  Tears of joy for all of us,  as each year passes and we all keep dancing with NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I am so happy for you!!!

    Big Hugssss

    Steph 

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  • Octobergirl
    Octobergirl Member Posts: 334
    edited July 2011

    Jenny,

    What a wonderful message to send to newbies and to each of us oldies, too. Congratulations and how wonderul that you have two sweet little daughters. Thanks for sharing the good news and here's a toast to another good year. .

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  • kathleen1966
    kathleen1966 Member Posts: 793
    edited July 2011

    Congrats!  I am also one year, around the same time as your diagnosis, July 26th.  I was on vacation at this time!  I purchased a wisteria plant to mark the occassion.  I enjoy your posts very much!

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  • lamuso
    lamuso Member Posts: 123
    edited July 2011

    Jenny you are right on.  I remember the first year and how EVERYTHING in my life was breast cancer.  I am three years out now and live pretty much a normal life.  I never thought i would be able to wake up in the morning again without my first thought being....."I have cancer".  Well I was wrong.  I wake up most days with thoughts of what my day will be and "cancer" doesn't even come to mind.

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  • AnacortesGirl
    AnacortesGirl Member Posts: 1,758
    edited July 2011

    Congratulations to you! 

    I agree with what you said about posting for the newbies.  After they find out that there are plenty of women out there 5 years + and that they have a life ahead of them, then their thoughts are going to go back to the more immediate future of "how do I get through this??"  Well, it ain't necessarily pretty, but we get through it!  And we get the scars to prove it!  I look forward to next years post from you!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2011

    I'm so happy for you Jenny.  Enjoy your new life with your familySmile

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    Barb

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  • Beverly11
    Beverly11 Member Posts: 443
    edited July 2011

    Cheers Jenny!  Tons of changes for you and many good ones.  You and your family have so much to celebrate.  I love your terminology - screwed up event.  I could never find the right words for it but thanks to you I now have.  People use the term journey which is so over used and just not accurate for me. 

    Well, it is a long weekend in Canada so we are off fishing near Kenora, Ontario. 

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  • ATeamNana
    ATeamNana Member Posts: 464
    edited July 2011

    Congratulations on one year!  I will be two years out in about another week...God is Good!

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  • pupfoster1
    pupfoster1 Member Posts: 1,484
    edited July 2011

    Wahoo Jenny!!! Congrats on your first of MANY years to come!!!!  BTW what thread is that 5 year thread listed under????

    Sharon

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  • jennyboog
    jennyboog Member Posts: 1,322
    edited August 2011

    I was referring to the +5 yrs out thread under the stage III forum that sherrig created....I go there for inspiration sometimes, I hope to make it there and then by that time sherrig will have created a +10 yrs then I'll work on that one : )

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  • bimmer2011
    bimmer2011 Member Posts: 30
    edited August 2011

    Wishing you nothing but the best and many more years than 5!!!

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  • YATCOMW
    YATCOMW Member Posts: 664
    edited August 2011

    so awesome....
     
     
    Jacqueline 
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