A Bit of Rambling
Please forgive any errors; I don't feel well enough to read through and proofread this: On this date 11 years ago is the day I got the news. I don't really have anything profound to say about it. There was shock, disbelief, all the stages of grief. The median life span for a metastatic breast cancer patient is approximately three years. I've lived with it for 11 so far. I have met wonderful people, some of whom have died. I'm one of the "lucky" ones, still on my first line treatment. I remember one wonderful woman -- we chatted in the facebook suport groups, and finally met in person on summer on a trip sponsored by Leslie's Week to Gatlinberg, Tennessee. It was so very nice meeting her in person. All of our symptoms were the same, but she was already on her 14th line treatment. She died the following year. Why did none of the treatments work for her like they did for me? Why did she die and I haven't yet? Sur...