Hello everyone.. I have just celebrated to the max the 21st birthday of my dear daughter. This time last year my lawyer, at my urgent request, had come to my home even though they were closed for the festive season, because my prognosis was grim - metastisised breast cancer in the liver - splotches on all the bones and a large tumour in the bone in the upper arm and throughout the upper part of the bone in the right leg. I couldn't write and I needed crutches to walk. Rebecca I just loved hearing your wonderful news before christmas and I love your attitude. My oncologist also spookily forewarned "..... until you are back." Lindy great to hear that the Gawler practices have staved off side effects and supported recovery. I believe they are working for me too. However your emails have come at a good time for me coz they encourage me to stick to the diet and the meditating and the exercise and the positivity just when I am most challenged. I am well - in remission. The cancer indicators and liver functions results have shown normal now for the six months since the last chemotherapy treatment. in July. There's stuff to deal to in the bones but no scary pain to confirm this. i have postponed a CT scan three times now. When I told my acupunturist friend how difficult I was finding Christmas - ie to stick to the good food habits I have practised for almost a year now - she simply said you need to stock up your fridge with treats! She provided me with some of those lovely allowable treats that come at the end of all our healthy cookbooks! It was just great. Today I was looking at our Gawler photo - it has been a privilege to share with you and accompany you thro the network over the past year. I feel accompanied as I'm sure we all do - in our struggles, in our sad losses and yes in our conquests. All the best for 2010 Warm regards Cherrie From: lindybrock@xxxxxxxxxxx To: gawlerites@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gawlerites] (no subject) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:31:00 +0000 Hi everyone. Happy New Year to you all and hope 2010 brings everything you wish for.I have had a health scare recently. After being in remission all year my cancer came back aggressively on 11th December.So ended up at Peter Mac Hospital from 14th Dec to 15th Jan. Bummer of a Christmas. Good news is that the high dosechemo they gave me has knocked it on the head and am back in remission. Now they are going to do another stem celltransplant so will be back in hospital from 29th Jan for another month. Have got through the treatment without any side effects which I put down to the Gawler practices although very difficult to keep up with the food in hospital. Am goingto buy a small fridge next time and take my own food.I think of you all often and hope to be back at support group in Hawthorn soon.Also am planning on being in NZ in April/May to catch up.John - what is your new phone number - hope you are enjoying Tauranga.Has anyone heard how Patti is - no update since it wasn't looking too good.Bruce - do you have an update of who from the group has passed away. Best wishesLindy If It Exists, You'll Find it on SEEK Shopping Trolley Mechanic _________________________________________________________________ Want to be a Space Travel Agent? If it exists, you'll find it on SEEK http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157639089/direct/01/