Janet new Dr.

January 10, 2006

Janet,

I found out I had cancer in May 2002 Stage #3 5.7 i think...had to

many lymph nodes infected to have reconstructive surgery...had

mastecomy of left breast...Had operation on Memorial Day Week-end

2002, Finished Chemo 8 rounds of it every 3 weeks on Veterans Day

2002 and Finished 2 months of Radiation on Valentines Day 2003..Just

happened that way...My mom and I were trying to get through this

together and then she passed away suddenly in Sept 2002...For the

grace of God and my Mom I went on with my chemo and then

radiation..It was very hard because I lived alone...In December 2002

by boy friend movved from North Carolina to Delaware...In Oct of 2002

they opened a new Cancer Center...Helen F.Graham Cancer Center in

Newark, Delaware near the hospital and near where I work...I was

lucky..I love to knit and gave the chemo center an afghan I had made

for them when I finished my Chemo...On Valentines Day I gave the

ladies in Radiation a box of chocolates...Everyone at the Center was

so wonderful...I went back there for check-ups every 6 months...

I was working at the time and it was very difficult because the

ladies in the office did not really care...All they could think of

was now I have to do a little extra work...Worked at a Community

College taking tuition payments...Account Technican....I had to miss

some work... I finially retired in Sept 2004 and then moved to North

Carolina in Dec 2004 to be near by boy friends family... It was hard

to move and start over..Lived all my life in Delaware...My sister

still in Delaware but we are not close...My Dad (46) and brother (32

1/2) when they passed on...My Mom was 83...

It was hard when I moved because I had to find a new Cancer Dr.

Lucky I found one real close but the building is not as nice as the

New Cancer Building in Delawre and I go for check-up every 3 months...

I started on Tamoxifen for almost 2 years and now taking arimidex

for a little over 2 yrs ... have 2 more years to go...

Good luck in everything...

Betsy (NC)

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