I thought the day I was diagnosed with BC was the worst day of my life, like most other people do naturally, but the day my husband was diagnosed (Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma , Folicular ) was by far ! i had just come through 6 chemo's and 35 radiation treatments when this happened. So the man who had been my rock through those dark days needed his own rock ! He's been through several chemo's the last being the hard'est , many test's , scans, and nuclear radiation ect. and we got through it untill now by lots of laughing (he's good at that ) which is great medicine so they say; surrounding ourselves with the positives, a great family full of support, and a lot of prayers ! Yes, we cried, for ourselves and others, as there allways are people worse off than you, but I think we've become stronger and much closer and definatly do not sweat the small stuff. For all the devistating things cancer brings with it , it can bring out some good things, strange as that may sound. We celebrate birthdays to the hilt, not ever saying as a lot of people do " Ugh, another birthday " as we are blessed to still be here to celebrate it whilst so mant don't ! I am a 7 year survivor whilst my husbands is ongoing and we shall live our life to the full'est and be grateful for each moment, just as we allways have, since cancer . If only we had before !!!

Joan
Mauldin, SC