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Lucca06
Lucca06 Member Posts: 69
edited April 2016 in Stage III Breast Cancer

I have posted in the 5 year thread but thought I would just add this as I know over the last 5 years any bit of hope I could get from other stage 3 survivors stories was a massive boost.

I have just come back from a week skiing in France with my 2 children, thankfully they are now as in love with the sport as I have always been!! The picture is of me with them on Wednesday morning, our last day of a wonderful week with friends. Whilst they were at ski school in the morning I spent the 3 hours skiing powder snow, my idea of absolute heaven! I am a very keen skier having spent several years working in ski resorts in my 20s. What suddenly struck me afterwards was that 5 years ago to that day I was dealing with the side effects of my first chemo treatment which were hitting at full tilt. To be able to be doing what I did this week was a dream I used to shut my eyes and fixate on at my lowest points.....there were many. It seemed so impossible and to be honest I doubted I might ever ski again.

So despite 9 chemos, 3 weeks of radio, 7 operations & too many other procedures to count with my lyphadema sleeve & glove on and ignoring the creaking joints from the Aromasin, there I was flying around in the powder snow feeling more alive and grateful than I ever have!

For those in the midst, shut your eyes and imagine yourself in 5 years doing something you love..........you will get there too.

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  • Denise-G
    Denise-G Member Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2016

    Oh, congratulations! I LOVE your post and your trip to France skiing with your kids! I am 4.5 years out (also had 9 pos nodes) and amazed by it! I was only able to take 3 months of Herceptin due to a heart attack from AC chemo and valve damage from Herceptin. And my mom and sister were diagnosed after me - my mom Stage 1, my sister Stage 3. It has been beyond challenging during the past 4.5 year, but I am STILL HERE and celebrating each day.

    Even with the challenges of Arimidex, I feel MUCH better on it now than I did 2 years ago. My joint pain has diminished greatly. It used to be about an 8 out of 10 on the pain scale, but it is down to a 3. I am so grateful for this!!

    Sending hope, encouragement, and best wishes to all!!

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  • Valstim52
    Valstim52 Member Posts: 1,324
    edited April 2016

    Lucca and Denise

    Thanks so much for posting. It means so much to those of us 'early' in the struggle to have hope. I comb the site looking for hope when I'm in my 'dark' moments. Thanks so much.

    Please keep us updated, it's like a life line

    Val

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  • Gitane
    Gitane Member Posts: 1,885
    edited April 2016
    You have helped many with this post for sure. Thanks for the beautiful picture of you and your children. You are really in a very exciting place there! G.
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  • mary625
    mary625 Member Posts: 1,056
    edited April 2016

    Wonderful! I'm here to second you that there is life after cancer treatment.

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