I was telling one of my doctors the other day that although in many ways the last year has been the toughest year of my life, it was not an unhappy year. It sometimes is curious to me that although I had to deal with pain, discomfort, loss of the ability to eat most foods, using a PEG, etc., on an emotional level I have actually been pretty happy.

He responded that this is not at all unusual for those of us going through this battle with cancer. We know what we face and really have no choice but to deal with it and make the most of our lives. If nothing else it makes us appreciate the lives that we have and the outpouring of caring and love from those around us ( including people who we meet on this board ) is very heartwarming.

Danny G.