Minnie,

I'm thankful to take the good with the bad. Strength of character is a good thing. Let's hope we're all a little stronger in that department.

I live on an island in Puget Sound. It's 35 minutes to Seattle by ferry and 17 blocks uphill to the med center where I had my HBO treatments. I decided to make the most of the situation by walking to and from the clinic. I'm happy to say that, in addition to the return of saliva, an open wound I'd been fighting for more than a year is healed. I'm a bit stronger in the walking up hill department, too.

Yes, HBO was time consuming (6 hours per day from my house and back, times 40 dives), but it was the first time I'd had a chance to talk to another SCCA patient. That experience got me searching... it's what brought me here.

Ken