When people ask me how I'm doing, now it is always with that sympathetic tone, almost expectant of a terrible reply.  I know it is meant as a gesture of love or sympathy.  I always answer with an overly enthusiastic, "Wonderful, I am great."  This answer is to help comfort them and also to put the conversation on level ground.

At this time I am great.  Who knows what the future holds...for any of us.  I am a little tender still.  Wearing an under-wire bra would still be impossibly uncomfortable. But other than that all is good.  I continue to take all the vitamins and watch what I eat... and I still do not eat meat...and I don't miss it.  In December I will go back for another mammogram and MRI. Cancer will always be lurking in the shadows of my life, just as other tragedies I've experienced.  I've come to realize though, that I do not want my life to be defined by my tragedies but rather my triumphs!

So, if you see me or talk to me, please ask me, "How's everything going?" with an enthusiastic tone that implies you expect to hear me tell you a long list of wonderful things, because that is how I plan to answer you.