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Breast Cancer
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Friday, January 24, 2014
Lori Hunter passes after a determined fight with Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Lori Conroy Hunter, 6 months post chemo
Lori Conroy Hunter, Age 35. Departed January 13, 2014 San Clarita, California. Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Diagnosed June 2012 at age of 33. Stage
3, 13cm tumor (not a typo really almost size of Breast) 4/24 Lymph
nodes. Bilateral mast. Clear margins, A/C x4 carbo/tax x4 radiation 25x. September
2013- Found lump in neck. Bone scan was negative, the following day pet
scan showed bone mets. Only 7 months out from chemo and diagnosed with
recurrence Stage 4, 5 spots on spine and nodes all over. Start chemo
again. October 2013- Brain scan showed 3 mets to brain after episodes of passing out. Had radiosurgery that killed 2 of 3 brain mets. November 2013- Bone mets progression, spread to pelvic, upper back and arm. Another brain met. iexempra chemo, radiation to brain and leg January 2013- So
what do you do when your oncologist tells you it's time to stop taking
Chemo when you want to keep fighting? Lori spent her final days resting and every last seconds with her family, her husband and 3 young children. Lori was a determined fighter and was part of our online support group. Rest peacefully Lori.