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Starr: My sincerest condolences on the loss of your Mom.

Great news, Joannie!! Here's to you and to many, many more NED reports.

Becky: Great News!!! I'll have whatever ya'll left on the bar last night.

Pat: My prayers are with you, Brian and your family through this stressful time.

Sue: While I'm not familiar with the drugs in the new regimen, my hopes and prayers are with you and Mike with the new plan.

Best of luck on your new treatment. The fish ain't ready to stop biting either.

Cindi; Thanks for posting. I'm glad that you went for the extended warranty. I need to hear the message of hope. I'm going that route next thing I buy (probably a monitor) Thanks again.

I just went throught the quarterly exam. And what happens to me is the week or 10 days before my appt, I get down; expecting to hear the worst. I go to my appt, my onc. says all is stable, and I leave on cloud nine. My next appt is January. Yipppeeeeee!!!!!! Stable is good, Midge.

Ya gotta love what comes out of the mouths of babes. Reminds me of an incident a couple of weeks ago at my bosses house. He has a 4 yr old daughter. His wife called to my boss to say that a towel had fallen in the pool and to come get it out. He replied he was in the process of doing something ... 'not right now.' Meanwhile the daughter was asking anyone within earshot if they would swing with her. As Mom was gazing helplessly at the towel at the bottom of the pool, daughter walked over, grabbed a pole, and fished the towel out of the pool. Dad walked up ... daughter asked, 'Daddy, will you swing with me?' Dad answers, ' I can not be any more proud of you at this moment' (for figuring out how to get the towel out of the pool) Daughter replies, " is that a yes or a no?"

Happy one year anniversary, Kasey. Hopes and prayers for many, many more.

Prayers for Bill and his family

Fay: Thank you for the post. Hopes and prayers continue for a speedy recovery and return home.

Prayers and positive thoughts for you.

I'm glad to hear that Lucie is feeling better. And that you two were able to get out and celebrate your grandaughter's b-day. Hopes and prayers that all continues to improves.

Happy 2 Year Anniversary!!! Hopes and prayers for many, many more.

Happy Birthday Charlie !!!!

Pat: My prayers are with Brian and you. I believe that Brian will fell better after the chemo is done. It takes time, but it will happen.

Happy one year anniversary .... and here's to many, many more.

I lost my Mother to cancer about 14 yrs ago. We were close. Like ginny said, grief can be a roller coaster. But what helped me the most was a 'grief recovery group' that I joined. There is a book called the 'Grief Recovery Handbook' that we used in this group. It helped me tremendously.

Hopes and prayers for a speedy recovery and return home.

My sincerest condolences at Beth's passing. She will be greatly missed.

Cindi; I'm glad you're back home and all seems to be going well. Hopes and prayers for continued healing.

Having lived in South Fla from '72 to '98 I am familiar with hurricanes. I was involved in the restoration of South Dade after Hurricane Andrew. It looked like what I always thought a nuclear war would look like. I've had 4 hurricanes go over my house (3 last year) All were Category 1. After David in '79, I made sure I evacuated when the authorities mandated it. There was no way I would stay if there was a chance that a Cat 3, 4, or 5 would hit. Katrina has affected a huge area; this is unprecedented. Watching it on TV last weekend, it looked like the 'perfect storm'. New Orleans and the Gulf Coatst were all under a mandatory evacuation. The reason why that order was given was because the authorities knew that it would be a logistical and physical impossibility to get rescue efforts underway quickly. Unfortunately, many people chose to ignore that mandatory evacuation order. Our government is a cumbersome bureaucracy. It takes time to mobilize, and secure staging areas. Could the rescue efforts been accomplished faster? Probably. But sometimes the bureaucracy gets in the way. Florida had several hundred airboats prepared to go into La to help with search and rescue but FEMA would not allow them in until the situation was stabilized. It was not safe for just anyone to mosey around the metropolitan area. You can still see evidence of destruction in South Dade 13 yrs after Andrew. Punta Gorda isn't even close to rebuilding a year after Charlie. New Orleans and the Gulf Coast will be forever changed. It will be years before New Orleans will even come close to looking 'normal'. My prayers are with all those affected by Katrina; both victims and those involved with the rescue and restoration of the area.

Mark: Thanks for the posting of good news. Hopes and prayers for continued success.

Yahoooooo!! NED is goooood!!! Great to hear!!! Have a wonderful holiday weekend with your new menage a trois .... Joel, MaryAnne, and good ol' NED!