Karen, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. There is never a time to be ready... You have shown strenght and courage through out this ordeal. I noticed you said your dad had the Epstine barr virus. they found that in my husbands tumor on his neck and aked if he had ever been to South east Asia., He was in Vietnam for 14 months during the war. althought they say there is no connection to the cancer. I asked ,then why did you ask!>>> Interesting.... Prayers to you all. LJ>