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Cancer-Free Doesn’t Mean Cancer is Over
Almost six years ago, I was diagnosed with Stage IIIb inflammatory breast cancer.
Today, I’m cancer-free.
People hear those words and understandably think, “She’s okay now.”
I am okay. I am incredibly grateful. I know how lucky I am to still be here.
But surviving cancer isn’t the same as being finished with it.
Since 2021 alone, I’ve had more than 400 medical appointments ( I counted- that’s like 70 a year!) Hundreds of blood draws, scans, MRIs, PET scans, X-rays, specialist visits, therapies, and follow-up appointments. I still average multiple appointments every month. Next week alone, I have four.
A Message From Terry
This morning, I went to the P.O. box to check the mail, and inside was a note with a card—and a check.
Sometimes I get just as excited about the note as I do the check. That might surprise people. But this note was especially meaningful, and here’s why.
This was the first letter we have received where the note was addressed directly to Carol.
It expressed their support of the vision I started, their continued allegiance to the IBC Network Foundation, and, most importantly, their confidence in Carol in her new role as Executive Director. That confidence was backed up by a significant check, but it was the words that stopped me.
This felt like a momentum moment.
I actually put the note in a frame, and I’m going to give it to Carol to put in her office. I think it is something she should treasure.
Terry Arnold
Founder
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