my journey through breast cancer treatment

August 2008:  Okay, moved to Florida and getting settled in.  Saw my new oncologist and the plan is a 3-drug program:  start with two, A & C – Adriamycin & cytocin – four treatments every 2 weeks.  Followed by Taxol, weekly, for three months.  Total of 6 months of chemotherapy. I had a port surgically [...]

Tags: 07. Treatment Plan & Start Chemo by Lily Rose
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My cancer saved my mom’s life, even though it almost killed her.  That’s how she feels, anyway.  She does, however, have a valid point. She was diagnosed in 2002, at 52 years of age.  No one talked about genetic testing then.  No one talked about red flags.  Because she was diagnosed after 50, it was [...]

Tags: 13. All In the Family by Lily Rose
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