Thankyou Jerry and Liz for your kind words. Gabe, unfortunately I can't celebrate with a glass of red because it still tastes like vinegar to me.

Gabe and I attend a specialist multi-discipline head and neck oncology unit at a major Sydney teaching hospital. Sorry to hear about Ray's mum not having an experienced doctor. Australia is a huge land mass with a relatively small population, and if a patient does not live within easy distance of a major city then I'm afraid specialist treatment can be hard to come by. Possibly that is the reason but it is certainly not acceptable.

Love from Helen