A decade has fled - still dancing with NED!
April 28th is finally here, and I feel incredibly lucky to be able to post this. I mean, just look at my stats - my cancer was multifocal, into my skin and bursting out of 10 lymph nodes. Yet here I am: still working at the same job, doing my workouts, and existing primarily on cereal, Lean Cuisines, and of course Ben & Jerry's (one must have SOME quality of life, after all!). Sure, the Arimidex is thinning my bones, I can't stay asleep for more than 2 hours at a time, and I get out of my chair like a 90-year-old – but I'm ALIVE & that's the grand payoff.
I continue to follow the torches of my BC.org heroes traveling ahead of me. Wishing health & hope to everyone here - Julie
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We LOVE this!!! We are right there with you, happy dancing!
Thank you for sharing your inspirational story, sugarplum and congrats for your 10 years and cheers to many, many more!
--The Mods
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Love your post Sugarplum!!
Wishing you decades more dancing with NED!!
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Congrats Sugarplum. I needed to read your great news today....building up my 'HOPE' reserves. Wishing you continued health
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Thank you Sugarplum. May you have many more celebrations. come back to write every year. Kindles our day and elevate or hopes. Bless all.
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Congratulations! Wishing you many more NED decades to come!
I hit 7 yrs since DX this Aug - still NED and looking for many more.
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Wonderful! Terrific! Fabulous!
And every other "happy" word I can think of!
Congratulations!
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Awesome....awesome....awesome.....
Congratulations......with many more decades ahead of you!
Jacqueline
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Thank you so much for posting. That is so encouraging. Here is to decades more of good health. May we all drop dead in our sleep when we are very, very old.
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Sugarplum….and deep and sincere Congrats to you. I am sure you are deeply grateful for life and I am cheering you on for many more years!! YATCOMW…congrats on 12 years and for always being on the boards to cheer others on!! Thank you both for giving to us HOPE!!!
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Sugarplum, I am a long-time devout admirer of you!
Looking forward to the day you post on our 15 year thread. It'll be here before you know it.
Thanks for living the good life and sharing it with us, Weesa
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Sugar Plum, congratulations, I am so happy to see you here and doing well. I swear by Ben And Jerry's.
Enjoy!
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Yay! Sugarplum!!!
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Congratulations from one 10 year person to another!!!!
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Wonderful news! Congrats and a big thank you for posting 😄
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Terrific news! Thank you for sharing it!
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Thank you all for YOUR thank-yous!
YATCOMW, Weesa, ikc, caaclark: YOU are among the heroes to which I referred - I've been watching you guys for years and marveling at your tenacity. Thanks for giving hope to our newbies...
Best to all - Julie
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Ned is such a handsome dude !
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Fabulous for you! Congratulations! And I love your attitude...thanks for carrying your torch!
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Sugarplum ,
This is such great news to hear , so pleased for you,
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Sugarplum - Congratulations, and thank you so much for posting!!
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Wow! Congrats. This gives me hope. Thank you for posting this. It means a lot.
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So happy for you. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Awesome, sugarplum! So appreciate your post.
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HURRAY, sugarplum!
This put a smile on my face. The dancing...the Ben& Jerry's....hope this is my post 10 years from now!
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