YAY! Five Years
It finally came and I tried not to make a big deal of it, but hooray I just celebrated my 5 year cancerversary. My husband was away on business so my kids and I had the big celebratory dinner out at chik-fil-a. I can't believe I am the one posting this after all the time I spent watching and being uplifted by the wonderful ladies that have posted before.
5 years in a nutshell:
I finished my Masters in Elementary Education
have homeschooled my children through 2 1/2 grades
saw my oldest graduate from high school and complete a year and a half at the Air Force Academy
designed and built my dream home
Began managing a travel soccer team
Traveled across Italy
Stopped looking over my shoulder for the shoe to drop (most of the time)
Thank you so much to all of you women here on BCO. This has been my support group from the very beginning. I gained tips on how to get through chemo from the January Gems, lots of support from the ladies in chemo during March 2008, heard words of wisdom as i thought every ache or sneeze was a reccurence, and now I watch and am thrilled to see so many women posting 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 or more year cancerversaries. Keep them coming because every one makes my day.
Comments
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A big hooray for you! What a wonderful day.... and such a positive journey you've made to this point. May this be the first of many celebrations.
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This is fabulous, huge congratulations on surviving but also accomplishing so much in the last 5 years!
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Congratulations! I'm right behind you! Yipee!
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Congratulations DCMOM and thanks for the encouraging words
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Congrats and high five!!!!
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Congrats on five years!!!
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Congratulations! Thank you so much for sharing!
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Five years is awesome, and you've done some awesome things too.
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Whoot whoot! Congrats, DCMom and celebrate! What an awesome milestone and look at all you've done in that five years...gosh, what's the plan for the next 5?
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Awesome. ^5. I am
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You did it! You didnt just survive, you thrived! Happy dance for you.
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Yes, you have done wonderful things! Congratulations on your HUGE milestone!
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Hurray. Congratulations on your milestone. What an impressive and happy 5 years you have had! G.
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Happy Dance, Happy Dance!! Congratulations!!
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SOO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome...You you know what you did way more then survived..You lived!!!!! big time!!! Your post is so inspiring! You go girl!
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Well whoohoo!! So happy to read this this morning. Awesome.
I am so happy for you!
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A huge congrats to a well lived five years and hope for many many more!! Thank you for posting on the 5+ year survivor thread also. We lost such a precious gift for ourselves and newbies. I am so grateful when people share their stories and see it being rebuilt!!
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so happy for you congratulations and gives us all hope, encouraging.
xx
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WOOHOOOO!!!!
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How wonderful! I have always kept track of you--I guess because of the similarity in our diagnoses. So pleased!
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So exciting! Congratulations!
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Thank you so much for all of the yay's. I know how much a familiar faces five year cancerversary makes my day and how much the 5 years of a complete stranger helped me keep my sanity in the early years of this journey. Hmmm in the next 5 years...I am PLANNING (something I wouldn't do 3 years ago) and would like to see my son graduate from the Airforce Academy, see my younger 2 both enter high school (one is returning to the public schools next year to begin middle school and I'll miss having him at home with me). In a couple of months I am going on a 185mile bike ride with my 12 year old from Cumberland, Maryland to Georgetown on the C&O Trail (5 days of camping with boyscouts, wondering if I should chalk this one up to chemo brain).
Any suggestions on places that I should make it to or goals I should set.
I'll start with losing 15lbs (gained when I had my ovaries out)
Seeing my oldest marry his high school sweetheart after graduation (together 4 years at this point)
Visiting mount Rushmore
Seeing the Giant Redwoods in California
Talking to my kids about puberty and seeing them go through it (yes a huge goal and something I thought I would miss)
And my number one goal in the next 5 years is seeing a cure for cancer and seeing every one of you post your five year milestone
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and thanks DCMOM for sharing your journey with the rest of us...these are absolutely the stories that I run to when I am a bit down and need some inspiration......the list is indeed getting longer and longer of women making this 5 yr milestone.....
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Yay!!!! Glad to see many of us surviving and doing well after treatment!!!
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YEAH. Wonderful news....
I am going to be down your way for a conference in April. Can we meet up?
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Wow, such happy news! And thank you for posting as I am just beginning my journey. You give me hope!
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Love your Post. So happy you're living large! It's the best! Thankfully so many many of us are
" Oldsters" and really enjoying Life.
Congratualtions!!
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Five years is worth celebrating! Congratulations to you...and continue to enjoy life for your many many many years!!!
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YAY! What a great milestone, and thanks for sharing with those of us running this race a little distance behind you!
My son graduation from the Air Force Academy in 2004. He loved it there. Most of the time.
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My son is considering the Air Force Academy when he graduates from high school (2016). sbelizabeth and dcmom....can you send me PM's if you or your son's are interested in answering any questions he may have?
OK, thread hijacking is done
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