Ashley,I'm going to second David's compliment. I had the same thought as him about your post.

Working in the mental health/substance abuse field I spend a lot of time telling clients to be very careful when searching the internet. There's a lot of good info out there(and a lot of good support obviously) but there's also a lot of crap.

The stats were one place I really followed my own advice and I stayed away from reading it. I like the philosophy on here that steers away from individuals as statistics.
Dave's MD(from Sloan) told him that there is an 80 percent cure rate. I like that(like any sentence with cure on it). I immediately instructed him to make sure to be in that 80 percent and this is one area I expect my husband to follow what I say!!!

There are some tough moments in the quiet of the night where some unwelcome thoughts creep in but I try very hard not to indulge them and to remember our decision to be in that 80 percent cure category...

I think it's also important to remember that one just never knows in life. While we are worrying about the cancer, we can get hit by a bus. Or we can live full productive lives for many, many years. I think it's worth proceeding on the many,many years plan...