Spoke to Latte yesterday.

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Leah_S
Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
edited October 2018 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

She hasn't been on in a long time and I was getting worried, so I called her. 

She's doing OK (or as she said, as OK as a person on chemo can). She just needs a bit of a break from the boards right now.

 She sends love to all and will be back when she's ready.

Leah

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  • jocanuck1951
    jocanuck1951 Member Posts: 1,003
    edited February 2014

    thanks Leah, I've been thinking about her!  Jo

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited February 2014

    Leah, thanks, it's good to know that she is 'ok'.

    Love n hugs.   Chrissy

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  • surfdreams
    surfdreams Member Posts: 1,132
    edited February 2014

    Yeah! Thanks for posting. I've been wondering about her as well. ;-)

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited February 2014

    thank you,Leah. I always worry when someone "disappears". Give her my best.

    Caryn

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  • AnacortesGirl
    AnacortesGirl Member Posts: 1,758
    edited February 2014

    I've been missing her. I am so glad that you contacted her and let us know! I hope she feels like coming back soon.  Thank you, Leah.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited February 2014

    Thanks so much Leah for letting us know.  Please send Latte hugs from all of us.  

    Best, 

    (((The Mods)))

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  • teacher911
    teacher911 Member Posts: 853
    edited February 2014

    Thank you, Leah for letting us know.  It was good to log on and read that she is okay.  

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  • Linda-n3
    Linda-n3 Member Posts: 2,439
    edited February 2014

    Leah, thanks for the note. Sometimes I am away for a few days and miss important things, and am not always on the same discussions with some of the women I have had the pleasure of knowing through other threads, but I sort of lose track of them, then find something has happened and I missed it. I have seen Latte on several threads and send her my best wishes for getting through chemo and for finding some moments of love and peace each day.

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  • Brendatrue
    Brendatrue Member Posts: 1,830
    edited February 2014

    Thanks for the update, Leah.

    Thinking of you, Latte, and hoping you are finding as much comfort, ease and peace as you need each day.


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  • stagefree
    stagefree Member Posts: 2,780
    edited February 2014

    thanx for the update Leah..

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  • cmhartley
    cmhartley Member Posts: 1,091
    edited February 2014

    Leah,thanks for the update.

    Katie

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  • ibcmets
    ibcmets Member Posts: 4,286
    edited February 2014

    Thanks for the update. Hope Latte does well with treatment.

    Terri

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  • Latte
    Latte Member Posts: 1,072
    edited March 2014

    hi Everyone

    I'm so sorry I disappeared and I'm glad Leah called me. It's so nice to read all these messages. 

    I'm basically doing well - cancer is stable, side effects are mostly under control, we have a livein au pair who helps with my daughter and general stuff round the house, and i am getting busier with life again! 

    I'm still on the clinical trial I started ten months ago, but they reduced all the doses and stopped one of the chemos. So now I am on carboplatin plus veliparib/placebo every three weeks. Icky side effects for about a week then not too bad. Main problem is low platelets so I end up with treatment usually every five weeks instead of three weeks. But that means an extra two weeks to feel better!

    I got pet-ct results today - I have been having ct scans every nine weeks, but this is my first pet-ct in 13 months. The pet-ct shows stable bones, or even a slight improvement in some areas, with a slight increase in sternum. Suspicious areas in lungs and livers with ordinary ct do not appear to be cancer in pet-ct which is good. 

    So things in general are good. I am spending less time here and more time in Facebook. If you want to catch up with me on Facebook, send me a private message here and I'll give you my details. 

    I hope everyone is doing as well as I am or even better! I will try to slowly catch up with things on this site. 

    Thanks again for all your kind words! 

    Latte

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited March 2014

    latte,

    So good to hear from you and thrilled to hear things are stable.

    Caryn

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  • Bestbird
    Bestbird Member Posts: 2,818
    edited March 2014

    Latte, it was good to hear from you and I'm delighted to hear your news!

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  • DivineMrsM
    DivineMrsM Member Posts: 9,620
    edited March 2014

    Latte, so nice to hear from you and completely understandable if you feel you need a break from the boards.  Best wishes to you always; hugs and prayers for you.  Great to hear to pet scan is stable and even words of improvement.  

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited March 2014

    Wonderful to "see" you here again, and with such encouraging news.

    *susan*

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  • Jill49
    Jill49 Member Posts: 494
    edited March 2014

    It's good to hear from you and especially good to know that things are stable.  Thanks for the update.

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited March 2014

    Latte, I'm so glad to hear the good news about the PET/CT.

    I hope you continue to do well.

    Leah

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  • Heidihill
    Heidihill Member Posts: 5,476
    edited March 2014

    Great news, Latte! Also good to hear about the live in au pair to give you a break. I also had to extend most of my cycles to five weeks from three due to low blood counts. Loved the chance to feel better for longer, so know how that feels. 

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  • surfdreams
    surfdreams Member Posts: 1,132
    edited March 2014

    Great to hear from you, Latte! I'm glad you're doing well. Enjoy those good weeks, and I'm hoping that the bad weeks aren't too bad for you. ;-)

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  • bhd1
    bhd1 Member Posts: 3,874
    edited March 2014

    thanks for letting us know

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  • dawny
    dawny Member Posts: 1,126
    edited March 2014

    Hi Latte!!!  I am glad you are doing well.

    Thanks for letting us know Leah.

    Dawn  xx

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  • reader123
    reader123 Member Posts: 242
    edited March 2014

    Leah, Thanks for updating us all.  Latte,  I'm glad to hear you are doing relatively well.  I hope the trial continues to work for you and that the side effects lessen or become manageable.  Take Care!

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  • AmyQ
    AmyQ Member Posts: 2,182
    edited March 2014

    Great news!  Thanks so much for sharing Latte.

    Amy

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  • justjudie
    justjudie Member Posts: 3,397
    edited March 2014

    Good to "see" you, latte!  We missed you.   glad all is okay with you, or just as you said, as okay as it can be on chemo.  Thanks Leah for keeping us posted. 

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  • cosimo70
    cosimo70 Member Posts: 1
    edited August 2016

    Dear Latte,

    I am a 46 year old teacher who's wife had breast cancer with mets to the sternum. About 7 years ago she had a lumpectomy and the middle portion of her sternum removed at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. Just recently the cancer returned. It is now in one of her vertebrae and in the manubrium (upper portion of the sternum). In one of my searches, I read something about you going through the same ordeal with the manubrium. However, I was not able to read anything regarding your treatment. Perhaps I'm being lazy, as to not do more research but last night was a rough one in my house. My wife Michelle required a lot of emotional support. Would you please be so kind to share your experience with me? We are at a point of limbo with too much speculation and no solutions.


    All my best,


    Cosimo Marcantonio

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  • Kandy
    Kandy Member Posts: 1,461
    edited August 2016

    Hello Cosimo, I'm sorry about your wife's situation. I wanted to let you know that you are posting on a very old thread, 2014. Latte hasn't been on the forum since 2014. You might want to start a new thread, to ask for others advice and help. Best wishes to you and your wife.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited August 2016

    Hugs to you and wife. Indeed, as Kandy mentions, you may want to start a new topic, as this is an old topic. We are all here for you!

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  • Shabyn
    Shabyn Member Posts: 1
    edited October 2018

    came across this thread on google 2018, registered to the page so I could fond out how Latte is? Complete stranger from Australia, just competed 2/6 tch , desperately hoping Miss Latte is well. Xxx

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