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Excellent news, Ernie! Now you can really enjoy the golf trip. Trish

Just beautiful in every way possible. Congratulations again. Have you come down off Cloud 9 yet? Trish

Fantastic news!!! I'm soooo happy for you guys! Let's make plans to celebrate Halloween together every year! Good news certainly beats good chocolate every time. Great big hugs and a heartfelt Hooray, Trish

Lots of good thoughts headed your way. Trish

Assorted chocolate bars -- Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way and Kit Kats. Yum! Hope we have very few trick-or-treaters and hope my daughter brings home lots of goodies. I just love Halloweeen!

Welcome, Aimee. Let us know how we can help. Trish

Why can't they just say the right hilar mass is GONE? Why do they have to say "the large right hilar mass seen on older studies has resolved visually and there is no residual hilar mass identified"? Just once I'd like them to say "NED"! Other buzz words on the report: "inactive tumor", "stable", "no evidence of spread". The sound of those words was better than the taste of chocolate truffles! Next onc. appt. and PET in 3 months. Till then I'll continue to do the Survivor Strut (similar to the Dana Carvey character Church Lady's Superior Dance but with more attitude)! Wishing nothing but good news to everyone out there. Happy Halloween! Trish

Congratulations, Joan. So glad you got to ENJOY the wedding, not just attend. Can't wait to help you welcome the grandkids into the world. Trish

That's great news, Ginny. Go and do something really special for yourself today. I'll have a drink in your honor. Take care, Trish

I'm so very sorry for your loss, Chris. May your dad rest in peace. Trish

Praying for you, your mom, and your entire family. Trish

Poor Dad! Sending prayers for him. Trish

I have a port, but outside of chemo infusions, my port has not been accessed. Seems that aside from the oncology nurses, no one else wants to use it. My veins have been steadily getting better, though, since my last chemo in March. Hope your's improve, too. Trish

Hi, again, Cindi. Poor thing, you've got an awful lot of symptoms to deal with. You've gotten some excellent suggestions about nutrition boosts. You might also try freezing juice in ice cube trays, cream of wheat with honey, and milk shakes. When my spirits were down, I'd have a Cappucino and Cream something or other from Dairy Queen. Yummmm! Hang in there, Cindi. Trish

Sorry you had to find us, but Welcome. I hope your next round of tests proves that the treatment has been effective. Keep your spirits up. Trish

My condolences to you and your family on the loss of your mother. Let us know how we can help you. Trish

Cindi, glad to hear the good news about your heart. Hopefully the SOB can be resolved somehow. Good to have you back with us. Trish

Hope the fluid problem is resolved quickly. Hang in there. Trish

That's great news! I'm so happy for you and your family. Trish

Thanks for the update. Prayers continue. Trish

Adding my prayers to those of the other good people here. Stay strong. Trish

My prayers for you and your family. May your dad rest in peace. Trish

I'm very sorry for your loss, John. May your mom rest in peace. Trish

Oh, Cindi, I do feel your pain! My internist (cardiology specialty) got all nuts about my cholesterol levels and advised me to stay away from that which comes from that which walks on 4 legs. Bah! I miss cheese, I miss burgers, I miss ice cream -- but I feel FANTASTIC! I would never have thought it before, but baked chicken does not necessarily have to be the devil. Best to forget about the finger lickin' for a bit and concentrate on the ticker tickin' instead. We need our Cindi back as quickly as possible! Feel better. Trish

I was also annoyed by the fact that they kept saying that screening should begin at age 60 if you smoke or smoked a pack or more of cigarettes for at least 10 years. So many of us here are under 60 survivors but the guidelines wouldn't have caught us anyway. Long way to go. trish