9 year survivor :)

Today marks 9 years since I heard those dreaded words!!! I'm not the same person I was before diagnosis, but then again, I'm 9 years older!! Anymore its hard to tell what is from all the treatments and what is from age!

I am grateful for each day. I have seen my children grow for 9 years!!! My youngest was in 2nd grade when I was diagnosed. She is now a junior in high school and looking at colleges. My son was a junior in high school and now he is 25 and finishing university (finally)!! and my oldest daughter was in college and is now 28, a college graduate and married.

During these 9 years, with my youngest daughter, I celebrated her Bat Mitzvah, watched her finish middle school, get her drivers license as well as all the other milestones and events of a typical teenager...and now we are planning for post high school education....I've seen my son finish high school, travel to Hawaii and to Israel (3 times) and will soon graduate university and is applying for internships and jobs. I've attended my oldest daughter's college graduation and danced at her wedding

The year after finish chemo, in the summer of 2007 my husband, younger daughter and I went to Israel for 2 weeks to celebrate life!! Since then, I've been 3 more times. In 2010, I went with my oldest daughter to participate in the RFTC. In 2011 I spent almost 4 weeks and in 2012 I spent almost 5 weeks and volunteered on an Army base!! G-d willing I will go back this coming summer.

My husband and I have celebrated 9 more years of marriage and growing together. He was my co-survivor.

I went from working full time to working 3 days/week. I have time for me to do whatever my heart desires!!! Life is good

I've met several "sistahs" here on fb that live all over the world and I've had the good fortune to meet several of them in person.

So, there is life after breast cancer!!!

Looking forward to continuing to growing old. Karen