Joyce and Tom, I also would encourage Tom to get the peg tube [ if he doesn't have to use it, then he'll just have 2 belly buttons and can use that as an icebreaker at dull parties- John will have 3 if he gets this tube out] We started off in the Glendale school district, but moved to a farm in Rogersville when my daughter started 7th grade. I'll bet I know folks who knew your folks. Glad to hear Tom is off the bike for awhile. By the way, the Erbitux has shrunk John's exterior tumon by 2\3rds. We are very hopeful that it is doing the same to the internal one. As we all are prone to say here-"One day at a time" Amy