I DID IT!

I have officially made it back to work! School started on Wednesday 9/2 for me. As of today, I have 2 days under my belt! Feeling great and loving being back in the mix!
Hope that everyone and their children have a GREAT school year.

Happy or Sad ???

Just got off the phone with the nurse from Dana-Farber. It looks like I will not be eligible for the clinical study that involves chemo. The study is not going to start realistically until the earliest November. Since that is the case, I will miss the 6 month window from surgery until the study starts. I really don't know how I feel about this. I did however have a very in depth conversation with the nurse in regards to the exercise and diet portion of the study. I need to have moderate exercise for at least 180 minutes a week and have a very low fat diet. I have been walking about 3 miles a day, so that is great but as far as the low fat diet...I need to get busy on that. As far the chemo they would have put me on, they are not even close to knowing if it helps triple negative breast cancer or not. This too makes me have mixed emotions..
Anyway, everything is going great here.. Enjoying the last few weeks of summer. Hope you are too.

As an afterthought, I want you all to know that my computer crashed about 3 weeks ago. I have since bought a laptop but have lost all your email addresses... Help!

Summer

The summer is going so quickly. We have been relaxing and enjoying it dispite the weather. We spent last weekend in Virginia with my family celebrating my niece Jeannie's college graduation. I thought that I would post a few pictures for you to see.

I contacted Dana Farber in regards to the study. They are still awaiting the final paper work before they can get started.. I will keep you posted.

Hope that you are all enjoying your summer...

Summer Is Here

Summer is finally made it to New Jersey and we are loving it. Nothing exciting has really been happening here but at this point nothing is great! We have been enjoying the pool, beach and lots of good friends. Next weekend we are off to New York to visit with my family and relatives. We are all looking forward to getting away and seeing so many people who we haven't seen in a year.
Hope your summer is off to a great start.
No news from Dana-Farber yet. I will keep you posted..

Maintenance

I never thought I would be saying these words but......................................I am on maintenance! It is like angels singing. My appointment at Sloan was great. Everything is great and I don't have to see the oncologist for 4-6 months!!!
Dr. Dickler (Sloan oncologist) definitely wants me to participate in the study at Dana-Farber but other than that, get back to "normal life".

Boston and Our Angel Flight

What a day!
Let me start by saying that it was fabulous! It was a rough start but everything went great. We woke up to both Sean and Luke being sick. Figures of all days. Anyway, we called in Vera who came running and stayed with the boys until Aunt Mary got here.. Thank God for both of them!
We met Scotty (our pilot) at Monmouth Airport at 9:30. After going over flight procedures we departed about 10:00. I have to say, after much anxiety, this was the best flight I have ever been on. Everything was great and we were treated by everyone like royalty. My appointment with Dr. Parker at Dana-Faber was quite interesting. When the door opened, in came Dr. Parker sporting his bow tie.. We spent quite sometime going over my history and path reports. After that, he gave me a full exam.. Interesting as he even looked at my nails for residual signs of chemo. When that was complete, he told us about the study. Here goes.... At the end of July, Dana Farber will be comparing two stands of study in order to see the impact either or both have on triple negative breast cancer. The first strand is diet and exercise.. The second strand is diet, exercise along with more chemo. Which ever one I am chosen to be in is totally random. After talking with Dr. Parker, either way I can't go wrong...I will be receiving more info as the study gets closer. Tomorrow, I am off to Sloan for my checkup...I am anxious to hear what they have to say about this whole thing as they are the ones that sent me there..

We departed from Boston around 4 and landed at about 5:20.. Not bad.. Sure beats driving and it sure was an adventure! One that both Dan and myself enjoyed and thought was pretty cool.

Once again, I have found myself surrounded with angels, whether they are here on the ground or up in the air. I am truly blessed!

Bloodwork

Just got the results of my bloodwork...I'M PERFECT!!!