Suzanne, a good friend and Third Street neighbor, was diagnosed with Hairy Cell Leukemia in 2006. She has blogged about it twice on Glamour Magazine’s "Life with Cancer" blog, written by Erin Zammett Ruddy. Here’s Suzanne’s latest post  with lots of good news. I post this with gobs of love and support for Suzanne, who is without a doubt the most inspiring and stylish woman on Third Street

I’m checking back in to fill you all in on the status of my cancer
(Harriett’s back!). Well, it’s a new year…and it’s remission for me!
What a rollercoaster last year was—the diagnosis (I, like Lance
Armstrong, was diagnosed on 10/2!), the waiting, the chemo, the
anticipation, the exhaustion, the sickness, the ups and downs, the
tears. Then, my favorite moment in 2006 when my brilliant doctor, Mark
Heaney, gleefully reported that my weekly visits were over and I could
start coming every three months just for check ups. I was officially in
remission, which meant that the hairy cells would be at bay for a good
eight to 10 years.

Cancer. Did I ever think I would get it? No. Did I ever think I
could beat it? No. But in the spirit of living each day to the fullest
(after reading Erin’s latest blog about living each day, I am giggling
to admit I made that as a resolution!), I’m confident that with every
challenge I face, I will be stronger because of this experience. I’m
grateful mostly for the loving support of my family and friends and for
all I have learned both about the disease and about people. I have met
incredible new friends and I appreciate their influence on my life. A
belated but very grateful happy new year to all of you!