Thanks Fran! The situation REALLY sucks, but I'm OK, they tell me I am not going to die and at the moment that is really all I care about. As long as I have a few more decades to spend with Chris and the kids life is good!
Thank you Tracy! I will keep that in mind. What you have missed is I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 weeks ago. I am in the 1.45% of women my age who get breast cancer. However it was caught very early as there were no signs of it on last years mammogram and is 100% treatable. I am at the moment waiting on a test to see if I have a genetic marker so I can be better informed when I choose my treatment path. Once I know if the test is positive I will be able to choose the proper surgery to make sure it does not return. I feel fine and I am in pretty good spirits all things considered. The worst part will be the surgery and the 7 weeks of radiation 5 days a week (the radiation is not that bad but driving 45 minutes to town and 45 minutes back for a 10 minute treatment everyday doesn't excite me). They say this will be 100% behind within 3 to 4 months, so all things considered and knowing what others have gone
through, you can't beat that.