I sincerely second the thoughts expressed so well above by Danny, Julie, Jeffrey, Karen, DonnaJean, and Mark. We, all of us, are in the same boat. The support I have received here changed me from an out-of-my-mind scared idiot, to a calm and well-informed fighter. As the commercial says, that is priceless. I suspect there are many people here, posters and lurkers, patients and caregivers, who can say the same. While Mandi's remarks were out of line and hurtful, I know she must be suffering terribly to have so much anger. I hope the information and support available here can help her.

And Brian, with all my heart, I hope your situation is a false alarm!

Joanna