Saturday, February 20, 2010
Another nice quote
"Sometimes all it takes is for us to stand back from ourselves for a moment so that we can see our blessings and be content"
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Bethany Beach Triathlon
My friend Terri and I at the Bethany Beach triathlon - Sept 2012
Lake Placid - July 2010
Mark and I right before the race
My husband
My #1 supporter!
My family
Girls shopping weekend about a month after mastectomy (that's me, 2nd from left - my sister (also a breast cancer survivor) is in red
About Me
- Linda
- Amherst, Ohio, United States
- On 9/12/08, after a routine mammogram/biopsy, I got a call that I had invasive ductal carcinoma. My sister had been diagnosed with the same disease 1 yr earlier, so I had an idea of what was in store for me. I was really scared. After several biopsies,MRIs&dr visits, I was scheduled for a mastectomy & reconstruction on 10/28/08. After surgery, I was told I had 3 tumors, 2 larger than 2 cm, & I was stage IIa. Due to a low oncotype dx score & the cancer not being present in my lymph nodes, I was able to forego chemo/radiation for hormone therapy (tamoxifen). I had 3 more surgeries, due to a severe staph infection then more reconstruction. I have competed in 3 ironman races, 3 TTT races, many ½’s, and 12 marathons. When I started this blog, my goal was to do an ironman in pink as a breast cancer survivor. I did it!! I hope this blog can inspire others who have been recently diagnosed that there is hope and life after you get thru it. Life is really miraculous!!
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