99 Year Old Breast Cancer Survivor

Hikerbabe
Hikerbabe Member Posts: 21 ✭
edited August 2014 in Day to day

Whilst in the hospital on the weekend, I was in Emergency next to a spritely 99 year old lady (she turns 100 in two weeks) who is a breast cancer survivor. Still lives by herself and does all of her own cooking! Absolutely amazing!

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  • TonyaM
    TonyaM Member Posts: 2,836 ✭
    edited March 2015
    Thanks for passing on that story- gives us all hope.We really need to hear about long time survivors. Tonya xx
  • TonyaM
    TonyaM Member Posts: 2,836 ✭
    edited March 2015
    Thanks for passing on that story- gives us all hope.We really need to hear about long time survivors. Tonya xx
  • Maxine6755
    Maxine6755 Member Posts: 27
    edited March 2015
    That was just what I needed to hear today was having a down days and wondering about everything I only hope I can live that long, hearing this has given me hope.
  • adean
    adean Member Posts: 1,036 ✭
    edited March 2015
    My mum is 79 and had breast cancer at 35 in the days where the surgeon said go home get on with it. Well she would rung rings around me ,gets up on the ladder to clean her windows! Adean
  • Hazel M
    Hazel M Member Posts: 708 ✭
    edited March 2015

    Always good to hear of long term survivors. Thanks for sharing this story, all the best, great smile you have, 

    Hazel xx

  • yetbeung
    yetbeung Member Posts: 167 ✭
    edited March 2015

    This is what I need to hear! All too often you hear the horror stories of recurrence etc but we do need to keep in mind that this is not always the case! 

    I wish they made these types of cases more widely publicised. It's not false hope, just hope! 

  • Chorsell
    Chorsell Member Posts: 462 ✭
    edited March 2015
    My mum had breast cancer 27 years ago ... Had one radical mastectomy with lymph node removal and at her 6 month checkup it was found in the other side so the process was repeated.... She is still going strong... She is also pleased things have advanced so much that I have more choices, and there is greater support.

    Her experience in part contributed to my decision to have a bilateral mastectomy....
  • Liztay82
    Liztay82 Member Posts: 213 ✭
    edited March 2015
    Nice to read survivor stories

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