Leonard -
I am so sorry to hear of your father's passing. My father also died after an extraordinary battle against lung cancer. After many years, I've come to realize that his fight, not his death, defines him for me. I pray you find the strength and peace you seek.

Marlene

Marginal mandibulectomy 6/17/08 resulted in DX of Stage I SCC - gingiva (3 mm) right mandible, buccal side. Clear margins. Occasional social drinker. Smoked last cigarette in 1979. Clear pet: 12/08; 7/20/09. Yay!