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Stephanie (ms2xquizit)


April 20, 2011


West Palm Beach, Florida


June 5, 1987


Cancer Fighter

Cancer Info


Sarcoma


Undifferentiated soft tissue Sarcoma


February 17, 2011


Grade 3


No


Adriamycin (Doxorubicin)


Being so tired


You can't sweep it under the rug


Continue to pray


So far the medicine is awesome


nowhere so far. Thank God!


June 30, 2011


I take a neulasta shot everytime I come back from chemo to boost my white blood cells when they drop


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Hello everyone….
Well its been a very long, long time since I last blogged. I’ve gone back to school and back to work. I didn’t go full time for the fall semester but Spring time I am taking on a full load of classes because I feel like my normal self (And I am tired of staring at the 4 walls of my room and tired of being quarantined in the house). I do notice though that my bones aren’t back to their normal strength but that’s why I am working out, doing yoga, and getting back into the normal activities before my ‘little obstacle’ came into play.

I hear all these stories with a lot of people having the “c word” (btw I can’t stand that word anymore and its band in my house). Idk if its what we’re eating, lack of vitamins, or to much of something. I really don’t get it. It breaks my heart every time I hear a new story. I wouldn’t wish what I went through on my worst enemy let alone a fly. I read the different stories on here and it really hits home.

Going through chemo, radiation, recovery from surgery, or whichever you are going through gives you so much time to sit back and reflect…I know I did and still do. What you ate, what you did and what you can do to change your lifestyle. I know we eat a whole lot healthier at home. Which is the first step. Trying not to get lazy and just being active and enjoying life for what it is. It sucks that it takes for things to happen to us to realize how granted we take life. I know I did…never in a million years I would think I would go through something like this.

All I can say is keep your heads up. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT let this disease get the best of you. We can’t sweep it under a rug nor can we say we’ll deal with it later. KEEP FIGHTING…and if you believe in a higher being..continue to give him/her/or they all the glory because prayer changes things….! (I know)

Now I have to go study for a Microbio exam =| me! lol...SMOOCHES! =-*

P.S…I am going for follow up scans and my next one is in March at Moffitt..I am praying for clear scans! Because as of December 2011 my lovely little port was taken out ! :-) and I would really hate to go through what I went through again. Again…SMOOCHES!

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Hey Stephanie
Good to hear from you and that you are doing well! God bless you.

So glad you are doing so well!

Hi Steph! I have just posted my first blog and am nervous! I noticed that we are both diagnosed with the same Sarcoma, and am so pleased to read that you are doing so very well! You dont hear of too many people beating Sarcomas, so you are a miracle! My port was removed in Dec 2009, and it was such a ‘moment’ for me, sounds like you felt the same :) Unfortunately I am unable to work as a nurse anymore, and I am really struggling with my life as it is now compares to how it was pre cancer – I think I am mourning all those losses of what would have been, and thisis why I need to write my feelings, especially to people who are going through the same thing – they understand :)

I am so glad to hear your life is slowly moving forward, and you have some normality back – you are my inspiration! Good luck with your exam – are you studying to be a nurse now??

I hope we can stay in contact :) Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers…..... Take each day at a time! Xxx

Congratulations Stephanie! I also had the same cancer as you! I had my port taken out, but the second one is staying, just in case because they don’t have a lot of options on where to put it if I have it removed again. I love that you are back at school and not letting this get to you! I love you! You are a strong, amazing, confident woman and I am proud to be in the same class as you…a survivor!

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DONE!!

Hi everyone I haven’t blogged in months…well…just because chemo got really tough for me (being tired that is) and once I was better I just wanted to enjoy it before I went back. But I am happy to say that I am done with treatment. YAYYYYY Steph! I did it. No one said it would be easy and man were they right. I don’t ever wanna go through that again…EVER! Now I have to follow up with test every 3 months which is fine by me, as long as I don’t get that red thing in my body. Today would’ve been the say I started IF I had to go back. Now I’m just waiting for my body to get back to normal which I heard takes time. In about a week and a half we’re having a celebration/bday party for myself and I am sooooo excited about that being that I wasn’t able to celebrate my birthday in June. Welp I’m off to hang with my family that’s started to come in town. Hope everyone is good. SMOOCHES!

P.S. I gave and will continue to give God his glory cause without him idk how I would’ve gotten through this without him!

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Congratulations and continued healing! Hope it’s all clear forever for you and your family!

Congrats Steph! What an awesome accomplishment! Proud of you!







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