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Jill (jill)


August 22, 2006


Boulder, Colorado


August, 7th


Breast Cancer


09-26-2005


Stage 1


Grade 1


Negative


Negative


No


Re-excision Surgery, Lumpectomy


yes


$4000


$200


test


I found a lump in my left breast while putting on my bra that snaps in the front. I don’t think I would of found this if it wasn’t for the placement of it being so close to the edge of my breast and close to the snap. I also would feel a tingling sensation in the area every now and then, sometimes it would itch a little.


My first surgery was on September 22, 2005 where I had a lump in my breast removed. I got the call on September 26th that is was cancerous. My second re-excision surgery was on October 5th.


I did six weeks of radiation starting on October 26, 2005. What a whirlwind those months were!


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jill's Cancer Blog

June 25, 2008

I apologizeViews: 4019

Sorry the website has been down. Here is a short explanation of what happened. http://spirestudios.blogforacure.com/weblog/2008/06/25/0001

I didn’t realize this site would be so popular and I get overwhelmed sometimes trying to keep it up and running and running the way everyone wants it to be. It is just little me behind the yellow curtain trying to maintain the site. And thank god for Kevin my programmer. There may be a few more bumps in the road to try and switch us over to a new server and optimizes some things so the site runs faster. If we go back down just know I am going nuts trying to fix it and I will not let this site disappear. Again I am sorry for the inconvenience.

Love,
Jill

Hey Jill

This is Jagbandhu kumar from India. Pls refresh ur website for new blog bcaz my little is suffering from Blod cancer. and I want to blog here.
pls update site as soon as possible for blog
thanks
Jagbandhu

Jill I thought it was my computer. I better get it
get out of the trash.! LoL Glad to have it back.

Hug to Ya

Dear Jill; Just a big thanks for all your work keeping up this site. We are all eternally grateful to have a forum to let out our feelings and our everyday happenings with the fight of our lives. Just a quick question. for some reason when one of my supporters or for that matter someone I support posts on the blog I seem to get their posting 3 times. Not sure why that is happening? Oh well I get to really reread their stories. Again thanks for creating such a blessed temple. Weezie

I understand-computers are crazy! Jill, you do a great job! And I am forever grateful for this place you’ve created! You keep doing what you’re doing! =o)

Lisa

Jill thank you for what your doing with this site.Like Max said it is a safe place for all of us. So the little glitch now and then is ok.. The most important thing is you take care of your self… I am just glad it wasn’t my computer or internet… !
Take care
Cheryl58

Jill,
I love your site so much. If you ever threw in the towel on it, I don’t know what I would do without it. It is very popular. I really want to do an ad as soon as I can afford to.

I will also contribute a portion of the sales from my book because it wouldn’t be possible without your site.
It has been my diary for so long now and meeting all the great people on it that are in the same boat really makes you feel like you are not alone.
Hope you are doing well
Donna

What a great topic to say this…I Apologize. I am a 46 yr old cancer survivior diagnosed on September 16th, 2005. I recently did a stem cell transplant and during my first day of treatment read a request for female patients for a clinical trial to study the effects of hair loss. At fist I was put back because the request was so blatantly sexist as it singled out men. Here I was facing the loss of my hair and here is this trial I cannot be part of. This request stuck in my mind haunting me during the whole time I was in the transplant center. It dawned on me as I contemplated that request that women facing breast cancer treatment have it so much harder than I do. It dawned on me that for women facing any kind of cancer that the loss of hair can be traumatic. I realized that for women facing breast reconstruction surgery this trauma was geometrically greater. I realized that the male generated image of beauty that these women have forced down their throats daily since birth shakes them to their core during a time like this. It is this feeling that I for one wish to apologize for. May all the rest of the world be able to find something that allows them to see the inner beauty of all women whether facing cancer or not. I apologize.

Just wanted to say thank you for the comment. (smile)

I just want to THANK YOU for this site. It is wonderful. I know it is hard work to keep it up and running. GOD BLESS YOU.
How are YOU doing? What were the results of your test?
Love and hugs,
Joyce In NC




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