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Two years ago Today and Still here

herdizziness
herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
edited February 2012 in Colorectal Cancer #1
At 2 AM on February 6th I discovered I had stage IV, colon cancer, and the way they were all crying and hugging and patting me as I left, I knew it wasn't a good thing. After all the test over the following week, I was given 2 weeks without treatment, 4 to 6 months with.
Two years later I'm still here, just started my second year of college, got my first IPod (all today)and am loving living.
And everyone that has helped me through this long cancer journey on this discussion board, I am truly grateful to have you beside me. Thank you sooo very much!!!!
Winter Marie
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  • idlehunters
    idlehunters CSN Member Posts: 1,787 Member
    #2
    Hey Dizz....
    So very very glad you are still here!!!! And look at everything you have accomplished in those 2 years when you weren't even suppose to be alive!!!!! WHAT????? You sure showed them...and you keep on showing them girlfriend!!!! Love ya, love ya, love ya!!!!

    Jennie
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  • Brenda Bricco
    Brenda Bricco CSN Member Posts: 579 Member
    #3
    Awesome!
    What an inspiration you are! Show us how it's done and we will follow you. ;)
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  • relaxoutdoors08
    relaxoutdoors08 CSN Member Posts: 521 Member
    #4
    Proud of Your Fighting Spirit
    Winter Sue,
    Glad to have you here with your fighting spirit. I appreciate your zest for living and enjoy your direct way of communicating. Hope and prayers your life continues in this positive direction and think of all you do celebrating life. WOW
    NB
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  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,744 Member
    #5
    Great
    What an awesome story. You have accomplished so much and are still going strong. Congratulations on school, ipod and being here after all you have gone through. You keep it up and keep going strong. Sure know that you are going to be able to carry forward and hoping that your grades are still going as great as they have.

    Kim
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  • lauragb
    lauragb CSN Member Posts: 370 Member
    #6
    What a story you have. You
    What a story you have. You truly know how to live. No wonder you've been kicking cancer's butt. Here's to many more years!

    Laura
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  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties CSN Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #7
    Dear Winter Marie
    Congratulations on your second anniversary and for being strong enough to prove all the docs wrong in their predictions!

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties
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  • steveandnat
    steveandnat CSN Member Posts: 886
    #8
    You'll have many more
    Congrats on the two years...you are going to have many many more. Praying for the best for you.
    Jeff
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  • Nana b
    Nana b CSN Member Posts: 3,030 Member
    #9
    steveandnat said:

    You'll have many more
    Congrats on the two years...you are going to have many many more. Praying for the best for you.
    Jeff

    I am very happy for you!
    I am very happy for you! Hope my birth day gives you lots of good news in the future!
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #10
    Nana b said:

    I am very happy for you!
    I am very happy for you! Hope my birth day gives you lots of good news in the future!

    Ahh Raquel
    HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!It is indeed like a Birthday for me every February 6th, thank you for sharing that day with me!!!
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
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    Annabelle41415 said:

    Great
    What an awesome story. You have accomplished so much and are still going strong. Congratulations on school, ipod and being here after all you have gone through. You keep it up and keep going strong. Sure know that you are going to be able to carry forward and hoping that your grades are still going as great as they have.

    Kim

    Thanks Kim
    My first Semester was 12 credit hours with a 3.5 GPA, my second semester was 14 credit hours with a 4.0 GPA, so my overall GPA is a 3.7 at the moment. Carrying 18 credit hours this semester, we shall see how I fair, LOL.
    Winter Marie
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #12
    Yay!
    Happy you're here!

    *hugs*
    Gail
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  • plh4gail
    plh4gail CSN Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #13
    Congratulations on the 2
    Congratulations on the 2 years!!!

    plh4gail
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  • KathiM
    KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #14
    I am dancing!!! YEA!!!!
    Dutch knuffels, Kathi
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  • ron50
    ron50 CSN Member Posts: 1,723 Member
    #15
    (((((((((hugs)))))))
    Ron:)
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  • Sonia32
    Sonia32 CSN Member Posts: 1,071 Member
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    Winter
    Thankful that your still with us, and may you carry on for years to come.

    Sending you hugs
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  • janie1
    janie1 CSN Member Posts: 753 Member
    #17
    Sonia32 said:

    Winter
    Thankful that your still with us, and may you carry on for years to come.

    Sending you hugs

    happy times
    Thank YOU for your openness and YOUR help, and your humor which we all need.
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  • sasjourney
    sasjourney CSN Member Posts: 395 Member
    #18
    Yeah!!!!
    Winter Marie,

    You have accomplished so much in these last 2 years. I wish you many, many more years of health and happiness.

    Hugs,
    Sara
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  • Doc_Hawk
    Doc_Hawk CSN Member Posts: 685
    #19
    You GO!
    Congrats Marie! My 2 year is coming up in May and in that time I've almost completed my MA in History and am half way to a BA in Philosophy and I'm teaching adult literacy at my local library. Like you, I consider my dx date as my second birthday. One the first one I got life and on the second I learned how to really live.

    God Bless!

    Ray
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
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    Doc_Hawk said:

    You GO!
    Congrats Marie! My 2 year is coming up in May and in that time I've almost completed my MA in History and am half way to a BA in Philosophy and I'm teaching adult literacy at my local library. Like you, I consider my dx date as my second birthday. One the first one I got life and on the second I learned how to really live.

    God Bless!

    Ray

    Ray
    Congrats!!! I've been thinking about volunteering for English learners but haven't found the time yet, I volunteer at the AIDS clinic, plus schooling, plus the grandkids, etc., but after my son graduates and hopefully finds a good paying job and they move out, I think I'll find I have more time.
    I'm really proud of you for doing that!!
    Wonderful about going on for your BA in Philosophy. I find myself really enjoying getting an education, following in both my children's footsteps.
    Winter Marie
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  • tina dasilva
    tina dasilva CSN Member Posts: 641
    #21
    herdizziness said:

    Ray
    Congrats!!! I've been thinking about volunteering for English learners but haven't found the time yet, I volunteer at the AIDS clinic, plus schooling, plus the grandkids, etc., but after my son graduates and hopefully finds a good paying job and they move out, I think I'll find I have more time.
    I'm really proud of you for doing that!!
    Wonderful about going on for your BA in Philosophy. I find myself really enjoying getting an education, following in both my children's footsteps.
    Winter Marie

    I'm so happy
    I so happy for you Winter Marie I remember when I first came to the broad you were one of the first people to give me hope and told me not to give up .keep up what your doing because its working . Hugs Tina
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