Congratulations -B! I was afraid that I rambled on too much, but you got the message that I was saying and for that I am very happy!! Your mom knows how much you love her and will be grateful for all the love and support that you can all give her. Some of the best times of my life were in the first two years after I was diagnosed when my four kids and three grand children all went to extraordinary lengths to come and visit me and ring me and write me -- just to keep in touch more often than we had in the past --we ALL took the opportunity to 'sieze the moment', to 'smell the roses' and share our thoughts and feelings with one another. We've always been a close family, but we've had the chance to become even closer, more honest with one another, more caring, more ready to let the 'little' things slip by and concentrate on what really matters to each and every one of us. Not only am I closer with each of them, but they are all closer to one another!! As I said, I didn't think that this would have been possible, but I was wrong. Getting MM was a blessing, for I don't believe that we would ever have discovered this love if I hadn't faced my imminent death. I run our local cancer support group in my city, and I have found that many people have found this same situation with their diagnosis. While no one would wish a cancer diagnosis on anyone, there can be blessings -- and I'm not Pollyanna believe me!! Just calling it like it is and being grateful for the magic I have discovered both within my own family and friends but also in the WONDERFUL people that I have met because I have MM! We all share a common understanding that only those living with cancer can understand. Here I go again, rambling!! If I can be of any help at any time please feel free to contact me. I have learned many things along the way which can help on the MM journey and am happy to share them with you and your family. My love and best wishes to you all, Cath