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  An update I have not heard a word from anyone in my family.  My daughter still, two years after my last Skype with her still ignores me. I have missed another two years of my grandsons life.  When will this end?  When Everest can read ? Just google my name Everest.  It’s all there.  The truth.  My grandson was born three years ago and his name is Everest. My daughter Cara Podenski, didn't think I was important enough to see him, talk to him, or even know his name for over three years.  When my mother passed away in October I picked up the phone to call Cara .  I was in shock since I was not even told my mother was in a nursing home. I had been blocked by my daughter for so long but it didn't stop me from trying .  When she picked up the phone it was quite a surprise.  I honestly had instinctually thought to call my daughter and we talked for three hours.   Later, I was introduced to my grandson and I was "Grandma"  .We Skyped, we  talked, we laugh

Isn't it ironic ? I had a double mastectomy with reconstruction as many of my readers know.  That alone was very challenging .  I caught both breast cancers early enough so that I didn't need chemotherapeutic therapy . I had three surgeries just on my implants.   I've had to have them removed twice. Once was because they found silicone artifacts in my chest. They took the silicone implants out. I opted for Saline implants but they looked awful.  If you're going to have reconstruction I do NOT suggest Saline . They are not aesthetically pleasing.. Two  months ago I decided to take the saline implants out, to put the new silicone implants in. The shape has changed from round to a teardrop and they are texturized and adhere to the skin. They are a safer and better quality. With having graves disease it is always a challenge and this was no exception . My Graves specialist wants me to try a chemo drug called Rituxan.  How ironic I was able to avoid chemotherapy

July 17, 2017 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Nerlynx (neratinib) for the extended adjuvant treatment of early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer. For patients with this type of cancer, Nerlynx is the first extended adjuvant therapy, a form of therapy that is taken after an initial treatment to further lower the risk of the cancer coming back. Nerlynx is indicated for adult patients who have been previously treated with a regimen that includes the drug  trastuzumab. “HER2-positive breast cancers are aggressive tumors and can spread to other parts of the body, making adjuvant therapy an important part of the treatment plan,” said Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence and acting director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “Now, these patients have an option after initial treatment that may help keep the cancer from coming back.” Breast cancer is

UPDATE : My ocular specialist has finally told me that I'm ready for eye decompression surgery.     I thank God every day for Dr. Thomas Joly.  He has patients that come from all over the world to see him. And I was blessed to finally find him after five eye doctors .   I knew there Update February 2018 was something wrong with my eyes but I kept getting the brushoff saying I have dry eyes. I would go blind in the middle of the night sometimes. I've been through two years of steroid infusions. It is a temporary fix until my eyes stabilized . In October I will be having the surgery for decompression. I pray this will be  the last of my eye surgeries.  With this type of surgery there's always a possibility that I could be cross eyed .  If that happens and I pray it doesn't, than I will have to have another surgery.  Don't ever give uP.  I didn't .