I think my own issues with recovery and the long term after effects of treatment, in comparison to my life before cancer are still difficult. And I have talked with others who share those same difficulties, which has given me comfort in learning about how they have dealt with them, and what the future might hold for me. Each issue is, (at the time), a significant problem to be overcome.

But this is all about semantics and not that we feel differently from each other, because we do not. I merely stated that given the range of problems from death, disfigurement, to emotional fear, to dry mouth, it is important to keep things in perspective. Some of these border on the horrible or intolerable, some are inconveniences in the bigger picture. In maintaining perspective everyone realizes that things could be worse, no matter where they fall on the ladder of post treatment issues. I know that the days of excess mucous production are horrible, I know that the mouth sores are painful, I know that the dry mouth is a pain in the ass. All I said was that we should all be thankful that we made it to go on. I am not suggesting that those with, what in the long term turn out to be minor issues, shouldn