Again you have all caught me speechless... with your love, prayers, cards, letters, flowers, gifts, meals, treats and just AMAZING support....there truly are not enough words to thank you all...so I'll share the FANTASTIC news!!!
Woohoo to borrow an advertising phrase...but it's the cleanest one I can use that fits. The 3 most "Treacherous" stages of Beating the Beast are OVER!!!
I have Just completed 37 Consecutive Radiation Treatments over 7 and 1/2weeks (Daily weekends off for good behaviour or really to allow the Radiation Frying to "cool down" big smile)
My Phase III Radiation Therapy and the Angels of Tower Radiation
from Murnia who took care of my car everyday
to Greg
and Jane who greeted me with a smile and juggled appts, temperamental equipment and all that can go with awesome "hi tech"...and of course Dr. Christopher Rose
my Radiation Oncologist who plotted the strategy for my treatments, Dr. Henry Yampolsky who pinch hit for
Dr. Rose with some natural skin treatments,to Nurse Andrea,
Dr. Rose's eyes and ears, fresh from a transfer from Atlanta and a "shoe fanatic" like me, watched as I over achieved with that "fair skin of mine" and kept me laughing , Jennifer
, with a beautiful smile and always a warm blanket in hand, Marilyn 
Dr. Botnick assistant there always with a tip or trick,Radiation Experts, Suzanne
who kept the music going at the same time doing her tasks with precision and yet another beautiful smile.Zena wish I had a photo as she is truly one of the smallest pregnant ladies I ever met wishing her much luck.
Michael the family man who thank god knew what an "E ticket" was big smile and Howard
who had no idea what Michael and I were speaking about as far as "E tickets"....he is to young but very smart in his field thank God.Nutritionist Jodi
who is helping me lose the weight that Chemo and the Steroid's help to pack on even though I was Nauseous good news is I'm down 15 lbs good eating and a little bit of the new Wii Fit... and then last but not least Ms. Tracy 
the lady from NYC who well seems to be everywhere at once and knows the right places to get great shades.....The Radiation Process starts a week before you actually get "radiated"...Beginning with an Intricate 3D Image Scan
, making me feel like I was literally in one of my "Virtual Reality Projects" this is done so that they can Specifically target the radiation first my entire "Breast only", as they say leaving "other vital organs alone"... I thought that was a good thing big smile...Then they map coordinates ... so they can do a series of "blasts" of radiation to the place where the Tumor used to be...called a "Boost"....
Once this Scan is complete and Dr. Rose and Mike decide I'm all "lined up" ... here it comes something I thought I would never say....
I got 3 Tattoos!!!...all be it only 3 small pin points...they are tattoos...Okay this is NOT a painless process even making me think my friends who get tattoo's really truly have a "masochistic" side to them...but hey....my "Tats" will forever remind me I beat the beast...
Anyway...for treating the Cancers it's crucial as back to Animation and VR you have to "line the tat dots' up each time the same way...
At the same time I'm getting my "Tats" I am also laying on a kind of material that they push air and stuff into that molds
to your own personal body and then hardens...So that again when I come in for my daily treatment's I'm all lined up" missing those "vital organs" and hopefully only frying my skin where needed...Radiation was a lot easier than Chemo in many ways and well in other a bit more "frustrating"...many of the nasty side effects departed...a few new ones came about...Like the reason it's taken so long to get this blog done, get the web site up etc...Cause....
My Nails are falling out as "they grow out" it's a painful and very ugly experience my nails ALWAYS look dirty ugh .....things could be way worse big smile.. ..I've been told my nails are like a tree as the chemicals leave my body my nails grow out....and I'm hoping I'm close to being a mature tree with new leaves big smile....Who knew you could get Athletes foot "under your breasts"...and well there was no Tall Dark and Handsome Athlete involved at all..Not Fair...
Just put some Udder S"Moo"th Cream (the recommended cream to use and now I'm a cow) combined with the radiation and a general fungus that grows on every ones body little moisture pocket under the breast and well...oh joy..."Athletes Foot"....in a whole new "light"...LOL
Good news is now that radiation is over the "fungus" is gone...I also believe the fact that I got to go back to Tea Tree Oil and a new ointment Dr. Yompolsky recommended Calendula Ointment...right up there with Arnicare and the Tea Tree Oil another "Natural" remedy I have found in the journey....and left the "Moo" Cream to the Cows...but it does work great for some like beautiful Maria...
One of the most amazing wonderful things happened just as I began radiation...I met a wonderful new friend Maria and her lovely husband Jeff
.Maria actually was introduced to me by Laura the owner of our wonderful neighborhood Dry Cleaning Boutique....and well let's just say on my first day of radiation I walked in to this beautiful ray of sunshine Ms. Maria who was 2weeks ahead of me and our appts were 15 minutes apart...needless to say we are "Bosom Buddies" sharing many of the same symptoms...and Zip Code...
The FATIGUE is well REALLY frustrating and at times a bit overwhelming...and it's still here...Great news is it's getting better everyday....but afraid it's the curse that also comes with my next treatment as well....oh well...at least the Hair is coming back...
I did learn my lesson to "take it easy" the day I drove and fell asleep at a stop light...thank GOD waking quickly by the horn blasting behind me...I have become very careful how hard I "push" cause I for sure don't wanna hurt someone else being "silly"
Which meant Mon & Tues and sometimes Weds I was good to have my "radiate" treatment and "do" lunch in the area"...and by Thurs and Friday...just making it to my treatment and home was enough for the day....
Great news I got to see some of my friends for lunch and feel well a little "normal"..however "routine" a daily 11am appointment that took from 15minutes to an Hour and 15 depending upon "the day"...and how many Drs & Nurses had to check out all my fun skin issues...
However I was blessed to be able to attend Embers 16th Birthday party...Ember is the little girl we met at the Kid Save "Every Child Needs a Family" Luncheon last August...and well let's just say my dear friend Sue became Embers' advocate
and Ember now has a new potential adopative family (Once all the Paper B.S. is out of the way)....It's wonderful when it works...we also got to celebrate Sue's 50th prior to Ember moving to New Hampshire with her new family this summer.On May 14th 2008 2 weeks prior to my ending of treatment I Became an AUNT!!!!!
My Sister Kate and Her Husband Alex had a Healthy Happy Baby Girl Beatriz Larkin Brodsky
How cute is she...YES I am VERY prejudice...but she is cute...So I have gotten the all clear to take a quick break to NYC to meet Ms. Beatriz before I get to start "Phase IV".... "aromatase inhibitor" a pill we're going to try that helps to keep the cancer away ....but I've got a month to start and research some more....woohooo...
I am over the moon excited besides getting to meet Ms Beatriz the star of the show....I've even managed to get a couple of possible business projects in NYC that have "longer term deadlines".
I wish I could see everyone and really "do NYC like the "ole days" But....I'm slowly coming back to normal...slowly, balanced and better than ever...and hopefully by the time I'm able to really get back to normal Fred & Suz's NYC apartment will be done and maybe I'll get a fold out...big smile...and Ms. Beatriz will like her new Auntie Linda....and I do a few projects...in Time...life will be better than Normal...
Now that those "big makers" in Beating the Beast...Surgery's, Chemo, Radiation are done...did I mention that my awesome Oncologist Dr. Philomena McAnderew as a parting gift for doing so well asked me to get a Colonoscpy...it never ends...pun intended....going to be so easy comparitively....LOL...
VERY Seriously I again can NOT thank each and EVERYONE , my family, friends, colleagues and the AWESOME Doctors and Medical Staffs and my Fantastic brother for getting me through this with such expertise, care compassion, empathy, understanding, prayers and love. I can only try and thank you by, trying to do well while doing good...and pay it forward...
Hopefully the next time you get a "big email from me" it will be to announce the launching of iDoggiebag Website and the Foundations , and the moving of my blog to iCancersurvivor.com.
With so much gratitude and love today and everyday. So Blessed I am....
Linda
And again I can not go without thanking Steve Jobs and AT&T for my iPhone "Classic" it even worked in parts of the Radiation building...
Well at least Beatriz
and
I have one thing in common...We're both growing our hair in...:)Okay click on the image below for more of a "slide show" in video form of the last 8 weeks for those of you who want "more detail" on the journey... or not ...I am not offended...big smile...
To entertain myself and my friends at Tower I decided it was time to pull out all those "Vintage Italian heels" I haven't been able to wear for years... very "Sex and the City" ... since most days all I had to do was walk from the car to the Radiation table and sometimes to a lunch those "4 & 5 inch heel days" remembering those "Glamorous days when I had hair" big smile...so on June 1 it was time to do a Samantha and Robin Roberts "shed the wig for good" and go with 15 of my friends to see "Sex and the City" the Movie...and the wigs are now going to be donated.
and I'm off to live a little bit of the movie ...NYC here I come....WooHooo.....and God Bless...
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Just Arrived NYC....have found a new Love...
