Shar

Have a great birthday!! Enjoy!!!!!

You guys are to be admired for all of your courage and your never give up attitude. You really do give hope to others. I'll be sending positive thoughts to you both. Sharon

I know exactly how you feel about breast cancer. The survival rate for breast cancer is encouragingly high, there are also many options regarding treatment. Fantastic news!!! However, every time I am out shopping I see pink ribbons for sale on the counters. Celebrities seem to love making this their cause, it's almost become the trendy thing to do. In Australia one of our best known celebrities, Kylie Minogue, was very unfortunate to be diagnosed with breast cancer. She is expected to make a full recovery, here's hoping she does. Since her diagnosis this country has gone crazy over breast cancer. There are awareness campaigns everywhere and every person possible including our football teams have made it their cause. Too bad for the people who struggle with bowel cancer and lung cancer, the two least "sexy" cancers of them all. I don't see anybody with any celebrity status putting their name to those cancers. I try not to be too political about this, but I am getting more and more so. I attend a secondary cancer support group and all but myself have breast cancer. One of the women had the audacity to complain that Tarceva should be trialled on breast cancer patients and how unfair it was only available to lung cancer sufferers. Well, i won't even repeat what came out of my mouth, I just could'nt hold back. Anyway, enough of my tirade. Must go and take my frustration out on a bagel with cream cheese!!!!! Sharon

I had a thing for Glen Campbell when I was 8 yrs old. He came on tour here in Aust and my parents saved their money and took me to see him. I sat in the front row and he waved and winked at me. Probably couldnt believe an 8 yr old was there swooning and singing along to all of his songs. What a weird child I was!!!! LOL

This is one subject that gets my blood boiling. NOBODY deserves to go through what we go through. I was diagnosed at 38, yet people justify it by saying "well she did smoke after all", GRRRRRRRRR. There is so much publicity on breast cancer in this country, I am sick of it to be honest. When somebody knocks on my door for a donation I kindly tell them that I think breast cancer is getting enough funding and I would rather put my money into finding more treatment options for lung cancer and bowel cancer, you know, the not so sexy cancers. It would be so easy to tell these tactless people to bugger off, however I have too many manners for that. Instead I just ask them if I am any more deserving of a cancer with limited treatment options than anybody else. I hate people sometimes!!!! Sharon

Here's cheers for a great birthday!!!!!!!

Well done guys, that is such great news.

Anything English. I think the English do comedy better than most. Fawlty Towers Absolutely Fabulous French & Saunders

I am so glad they are attending the wedding. It's amazing what a lift in spirits can do for the body. Have a great time guys, you really do deserve it!!!!!!

Pat & Brian, Sending positive thoughts and hope your way. Sharon

Wow, congratulations on the great news. Fantastic to hear!!!!!!!!

Pat I really hope that the doc's find the source of Brian's pain and can control it. Your never give up attitude is truly inspiring!!!! Thinking of you both. Sharon

Hi Cindy, I guess we all make mistakes, these ones are always the worst. There arent enough swear words in this world to describe my ex husband. I had a 3 yr family court battle with him over our children and when I was diagnosed with this illness his reaction to me was that I now have what I deserve!!!!! I made myself a promise that I would never speak to him again and that I wouldnt waste a moment of life on him again. I have watched him turn fat, grow trailer trash hair and get uglier than before. There is justice after all!!!! Sharon

This is great news. Congratulations!!!!

Well done Leslie I am sooooooooo happy for you. I hope I get the same news today, am off for results. Such great news to hear!!!!!!!!!

Cindi, I will be hoping and praying they find some answers for you girl. Will be thinking of you

Stable is very good news!!! I was a smoker and gave up the day I was diagnosed. I have had great results with Tarceva, much better than I could have ever hoped for. Things were not looking so good there for a while and Tarceva has changed all of that. Best of luck!

I had Gemzar/Carboplatin on the same schedule and it was not too bad at all. I only experienced thinning of my hair, which was hardly noticable and a tiny bit of nausea. I was expecting a whole lot worse than that. I did put on a lot of weight though, much worse to handle than anything else I thought at the time, lol! Best of luck!

Hey guys, Hope you both had a great day. Sorry I missed the party, these d**n time zones always get in the way. Will now have to drink alone, oh well!!!!!!! Any excuse!! Sharon xx

So sorry to hear of the setback with Tarceva. Sending prayers and hope for the next plan of attack.

Pat & Brian, Well done, significant reduction is just wonderful news!!!!!!! I hope the good news continues for you guys, now you can both start looking forward to the wedding. Great news!!!!!!!! Sharon

Pat & Brian, I will be hoping & praying for good results for you both. The waiting part is sooooooo hard, but try to enjoy the weekend. I will be thinking of you both, Sharon

That's such great news, glad to hear it. How I love hearing news like that!!!!

Hey all, Not sure if you remember my post about a month ago, but my dog had run away and I was having a tough time with that and all the side effects of Tarceva. Well after 4 weeks I received a phone call from the local pound to say they had picked him up that morning running around a suburb about 10 mins from here. I guess the little houdini had escaped from whoever had found him and this time the dogcatcher got him!!! Luckily he is microchipped so they contacted me and now he is home. I still cant believe it, I mean after 4 weeks I thought that was that. The side effects are also easing, I am now just covered in the rash. No more ulcers, I must say that having this rash in the armpits is not at all sexy, I look a real sight scratching them. That and having sores hanging out of my nose, mmmmmm. Oh one more bit of good news, my footy team over here kicked butt on the weekend. What a lift something like that can give you!!!!

I just feel so sad this has happened. My heart goes out to her husband and to her 2 children. I am grateful for the emails she sent to me even though she was feeling so ill. Beth, I wont forget you....