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      RoseT
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        Thank you all. I think I'm seeing a good specialist and he seems to have his finger on the "pulse" of the research. My whole family was just so happy about the negative SNB and I guess I have just read so much literature to know that it is no guarantee. I really hope we caught it in time, I really hope that my immune system can keep anything else that could be lingering in check. Really all I keep thinking about is how I just want another 20 years just for the sake of my kids. 

        RoseT
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          Thank you all. I think I'm seeing a good specialist and he seems to have his finger on the "pulse" of the research. My whole family was just so happy about the negative SNB and I guess I have just read so much literature to know that it is no guarantee. I really hope we caught it in time, I really hope that my immune system can keep anything else that could be lingering in check. Really all I keep thinking about is how I just want another 20 years just for the sake of my kids. 

          RoseT
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            Thank you all. I think I'm seeing a good specialist and he seems to have his finger on the "pulse" of the research. My whole family was just so happy about the negative SNB and I guess I have just read so much literature to know that it is no guarantee. I really hope we caught it in time, I really hope that my immune system can keep anything else that could be lingering in check. Really all I keep thinking about is how I just want another 20 years just for the sake of my kids. 

            RoseT
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              Thank you! Perhaps I just need to hear more stories like this. I should probably get off the internest for a while. I know I need to be aware that I'm at risk but I should try my best to just keep going. I'm in a good percentile. I'm sure many people would take my 15% mortality rate and be happy. Clearly a good percentage are going on with their lives with this monster lurking in the back of their minds.  

              RoseT
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                Thank you! Perhaps I just need to hear more stories like this. I should probably get off the internest for a while. I know I need to be aware that I'm at risk but I should try my best to just keep going. I'm in a good percentile. I'm sure many people would take my 15% mortality rate and be happy. Clearly a good percentage are going on with their lives with this monster lurking in the back of their minds.  

                RoseT
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                  Thank you! Perhaps I just need to hear more stories like this. I should probably get off the internest for a while. I know I need to be aware that I'm at risk but I should try my best to just keep going. I'm in a good percentile. I'm sure many people would take my 15% mortality rate and be happy. Clearly a good percentage are going on with their lives with this monster lurking in the back of their minds.  

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