Long term survivors
Milly21
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hi
hoping to hear of some stories of long term survivors friends or family,ten ,twenty,thirty ,40 years . I find it is very inspiring.
hoping to hear of some stories of long term survivors friends or family,ten ,twenty,thirty ,40 years . I find it is very inspiring.
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My mum was 35 when she gotbc she had apartial mastectomy and the worst scars lve ever seen but she is 82 this year fit as a fiddle lives alone works at a op shop and never stops15
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I didn't know my next door neighbour had had bc until I told her I had! She's 10 years ahead of me, so 15 years clear, doing fine and an act to follow!9
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My aunt originally had breast cancer about 20 years ago. She had a recurrence at the 15 year mark which was the year before my diagnosis. She has just turned 80 and has had her second 5 year all clear.
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I have 5 ladies in our local support group who are ranging from 15 to 35 years since diagnosis.... I am a mere 5 yrs they merrily call me the newbie .... we have had quite a few new ladies since we began, but those that are more than 10 years out call us all the newbies ... they are a wonderful source of inspiration and share their stories of resolving life after a diagnosis. I shared about my Vaginal Atrophy and three of them were in tears no one had ever explained there were things like lubes and moisturizers to help etc....
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My sisters mother in law is a 28 year survivor. She is now 91.
My niece is a 15 year survivor.
I'm a 2 year survivor.11 -
My sister-in-law is an 18yr survivor after a single mastectomy no reconstruction, no chemo just radiation. I never asked if she had Tamoxifen. She is about 10 years older than me. I am 55. She is still working but thinking of retiring.3
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Just thought I’d share this one. Met a lady in her 70s at a local bc support group. 20 years ago on a van trip around Australia she discovered a lump in her breastin Mackay. Her husband and daughter shared the same birthday and the daughter’s was her 21st.Mum and Dad had promised to return for 21st wherever they were so this lady packed her husband back to Adelaide on a plane and then checked herself into hospital for a mastectomy.At the time the hospital shut at weekends so after a few days she had to return to the caravan park - alone but with helpful caravanners who organised basic foodstuffs for her to await her husband’s return. She’s only a tiny little lady and still fit as a fiddle. She is the reason I started walking as every day rain/shine she gets up at 6am for a one hour walk - it’s hilly too. Yvonne is one of the remarkable people I have met since my bc diagnoses although she doesn’t see herself as such.4
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My nan was diagnosed at 40 and was told she had a aggressive cancer, likely months to live. She lived cancer free until about 70 before passing of old age ❤️6
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Thanks so much for all the wonderful stories,it so good to her about all these long term survivors,it so inspiring and really lifts my heart to hear about them, women that have gone on to live long full happy lives ❤️❤️1
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My mum had a mastectomy 41 years ago and is nearly 85, my sister is 3 years out and me a little over a year . I have a friend who was one of the first to go on the PBS Herceptin and is nearly 12 years post treatment, they are all my pin up girls!
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My Aunty got diagnosed at the same age as me 37 had single mastectomy, chemo and rads. She turned 81 a couple of weeks ago! My Mammy got diagnosed at the age of 58 (14 years ago) and she had lumpectomy, chemo and rads but refused to take meds after and she turns 72 tomorrow and is fit as a fiddle xx4
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I work in retail so im always hearing stories I spoke with a woman in her 80’s the other day she was diagnosed at my age 46 she inspired me and made me feel positive about my future x2
