Dear Cathy
I can't even put in to words , without crying onto the keyboard how much I appreciate your answer. I have been reading all day and had recognised your name in some other emails . Thank you thank you !!! For sharing some of your experience. You answered some of my unasked questions. I am so ecstatic to hear how well you are doing!! It gives us hope! I will keep e-mailing when we get more information. I have all intentions of reading this whole site , I just found it today. I am really worried about who is treating her . Laura belongs to an HMO and so they sent her to their oncologist (Head,nose and throat surgeon) and head of the hospital surgery unit I think. Laura just loves him and he sounds like a great doctor from what the nurses say ,but I finally was able to get his name and with another resource that I got off the net I will do research and try to get her in the right place. She is petrified and will not go on this or any other site as of yet . I had to get permission to do research, but I will find out everthing. I know how important the right group is , when Jim (other son ) was sick we accidently landed in the best place in the bay area in ca. and I know that is why he is alive today, 30 years later!(He had a 2% chance to live 2 years then , so I know statistics don't really give you the whole picture!) Jim told me once when he was 8 and 1/2 that he decided that he would live, and I am convinced that that had allot to do with his success as I am sure Laura's fine spirit will also. I feel more confident now , I think that I felt that the cancer was more virulent because it seemed that I could not find anyone with similar history(young female nonsmoker.) It gives me warm fuzzy's to know that you are out there doing well!! You made my day!! I will close for now , thank you!!! Kathy