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Gloria Stuart, breast cancer survivor lived to 100 .
Hi all,
Firstly, may this remarkable woman rest in peace. I read the piece below tonight and just thought I'd share, as it has renewed my fighting spirit . Hoping it will do the same for someone else.
Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood beauty who gave up acting for 30 years and later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee as the spunky survivor in "Titanic," has died. She was 100.
Stuart died of respiratory failure Sunday night at her Los Angeles home, her daughter, Sylvia Thompson, said Monday. The actress had been diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago and had beaten breast cancer about 20 years ago, Thompson said.
"She did not believe in illness. She paid no attention to it, and it served her well," Thompson said. "She had a great life. I'm not sad. I'm happy for her."
Caroline
xxx
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never "- Winston Churchill
OH thanks for sharing ceecee.
Its so easy to get despondent when you see so many women coming here, and so many fighting secondaries.
This has certainly gave me a lift this morning darl.
thanks again. xxx
My great aunt had breast cancer in her late 50s (about 1970); she had a mastectomy which left her left side with nothing but skin on her ribs, followed by radiotherapy which is pretty much all there was then. She recovered completely, and died in 2008 aged 97. She was the original tough old bird, and an inspiration. Lex Mather, 1911-2008. Never forgotten XXX
thanks for the post ceecee and good to hear your post karenbee.
x x
Just great, Karen and CeeCee. What terrific stories. Thanks for sharing them.
Love and strength
Dilys
xxxxx
just thought id add that my little old neighbour had BC for many years and didnt have any treatment at all and she was over 90 yrs when she died i think she may have had osteoporosis or even bone secondries too cos she had a bit of a curved spine but she was fit active and walked everywhere very sprightly till the end xbless her
Hi I'm Allie, new to the forum, just wanted to say many thanks for the stories......especially about ignoring illness, mentally, it helps alot.
Not been the best day today diagnosis - wise but could be a damned-sight worse so putting today to bed on Churchills words.
Love to you all and thanks for being here.
Al x
Hi Allie
Hope you will find a lot of love and comfort and help on this forum. I did, from 2007, and still do.
Love and strength
Dilys
xxxxx
My very own Nanna was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 70 and had a mastectomy.
We lost her 3 years ago this week, at the ripe old age of nearly 102. She is and always will be my inspiration.
Sue xx
Just like2add my nan also had breastcancer at 50lived til 94...Im hoping2b the same..X
I don't have any similar stories (we don't have BC in our family I thought) but great to read.
S
Thank you for posting these Its put such a smile on my face such inspirational ladies
Oh wow I love these stories my ambition is to live to be 80 but I'd settle for 100 any day
Wonderful story - thanks for sharing this inspiration.
Thank you, thank you, I am I'm triple negative and also a + tumour and have an appointment in 3 week to see my onc about survival/ reaccurrance rate, so it has been on my mind alot.
This thread has been so uplifting and after my fec4 today the doctor could not of order a better medicine. Thanks for all the posts and Winston Churchills quote will give me a much better night sleep than I have had in a while.
God bless and thank you BD xxx
My mother-in-law died in January. She was 86 and was dx with BC in her 30's. In those days they didn't know the grade, or whether it had spread to the nodes. They weren't told anything. She had a mastectomy (a butcher's job) and spent 3 weeks in the radium institute. But never looked back. She died at 86 of heart failure.
She was an inspiration to me.
Mal
Thanks for posting that Mal, its great to hear these stories. My daughters step mum was diagnosed 11 years ago, had double masectomy, no rads or chemo... 11 years later she is as fit as a fiddle and attributes it to diet and a positive attitude.
Lizzy xxx
I nursed a lady who had a mastectomy at 60 and just carried on afterwards. I cared for her when she was 98 - what a fabulous, fun loving lady she was. She died a month before her 100th birthday having lived a long and happy life and she didn't die of bc but heart failure. She told me she just wanted to live her life to the full, and she did. Still dyeing her hair red til the week she died. She was an example to us all. Her name was Hannah.
i believe in the power of ur mind u can beat cancer+we all will . i am healthy just got some bad cells tht need2b zapped away, everyday i tel myself i lov life+will grow old, ((((big hugs))) to all u off u that. keep positive and dnt worry we all hav bad days xxxbeckyxxx
love all these stories very inspiring. i was diagnosed in june 2011 invasive breast cancer spread to 1 lymph node, have had masectomy 6fec chemo, and 20 rads so keeping everything crossedxx
Great inspirational stories. Helps to hear them as my experiences with BC are seeing several ladies die young so i need to read about these great survivors.
Twinky x