My Nanny had tongue cancer 11 years ago...tumor was removed, no rad, no chemo, no neck dissection...Nanny is 91 years old.

My friends father fought cancer for eight years and then beat it! One year after treatment...fatal heart attack, 56 years old.

My Step-father had prostate cancer 4 1/2 years ago...no surgery, 40 plus rad txs, cancer free. 62 years old.

My GF had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 18 years ago, chemo txs, cancer free...35 years old.

My father had SCC on the cheek, 4 surgeries no other txs...cancer free almost 8 years...57 years old.

Friends Mother cervical cancer 5 years ago, surgery and chemo--at age 62 cancer back with a vengeance died February 2007.

My GF's father had tumor in the chest cavity summer 2007, chemo, no surgery..November 2007 cancer free. Not feeling well January 2008...passed away April 1, 2008. 70 years old.

Too many others to mention...more success stories and more sadness...a lot of relatives and a lot of friends relatives on both sides of the fence. If you wake up and are able to put your shoes on...you're on the right side. Every second alive our percentages of living longer gets worse.

My lousy taste buds are reminding me every day that I'm not pushing up daisy's yet! I have no idea what my chances are...wait...I'm breathing so my living percentage right now is 100 percent...Until the day I die it's going to remain 100 percent. And there is a 100 percent chance that I'm going to die...whenever that is....from whatever it may be from...

I'm going to get a cup of tasteless coffee...