Hello Granianni:
Heck, you might be 86, but you sound like you still have a lot of life left in you, you're active, and enjoy your singing groups and probably a lot of other things. When you read about others here that have had the same procedure you're going to have, there doesn't seem like any reason why you can't still continue with what you enjoy. If you were the type person who just sat around and moped, I could understand what you said about not fighting this battle. I think you can do it! So there, DO IT! My Mom was 87 (but looked and acted like she was 77) when she died of colon cancer, which was misdiagnosed a year before, which left her no choice of fighting for her life. You have one, and we want to hear that you're going to be a fighter. Okay?
julieann