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Gruber is well beyond the five-year mark, a fact that
fills her with joy and gratitude and keeps her tuned into
her health.
"I watch out for the toxins in products and foods,
and I do the best I can to avoid them,' she said.
In fact, Gruber is an executive area manager
and independent consultant for a certified vegan
products company. She is an avid researcher who is
always ready to ask questions and learn about factors

"A 29-year survivor asked if she should join.
Yes! Women need to hear every story," Gruber said.
"We're all going through the same thing, just in
different stages. I went through hell and questioned
myself for a long time. Did I do the right things?
I had almost 10 surgeries in a year and a half. I
didn't feel like myself after treatment, and so I opted
for plastic surgery. But every woman has to make
her own decisions. And we all need a place to melt

"A 29-yeAr survivor Asked if she should join.
yes! We're All going through the sAme thing,
just in different stAges. i Went through hell
And questioned myself for A long time. did i do
the right things? i hAd Almost 10 surgeries in A
yeAr And A hAlf. i didn't feel like myself After
treAtment, And so i opted for plAstic surgery.
But every WomAn hAs to mAke her oWn decisions.
And We All need A plAce to melt doWn, BecAuse
it's going to hAppen. it's just A mAtter of When."

influencing her health. In addition, she is committed
to helping other women fight their way through the
breast cancer battle.
"Everyone's greatest fear is death - not the
treatment, not the chemo," she said. "You wonder, 'Am
I going to live?'"
With breast cancer touching so many women, it's
not uncommon to get five inquiries per month about
the tri-county support group, she said.

down, because it's going to happen. It's just a matter
of when."
The group provides a private haven to dump the
heartache, learn about options and hear stories of hope
and survival.
"We're more powerful together," Gruber said.
Within the sisterhood of local supporters, Deb
Gruber knows that strength comes in numbers - triple
negative or not.

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