Hi, Jan! So glad to hear of a stage 4 person surviving 7 years. I was diagnosed with stage 3 in 4/2000. I received 9 months of chemo & everything looked great. However, within 3 months, the beast was back!! I have now been on chemo for the past 2-1/2 years. We have been successful at keeping the cancer stable, but have not found a drug to actually get rid of it for me. (we have tried about 8 different meds). I must say that I feel pretty well though, just a bit tired. I have been able to continue working on a parti-time basis. I would say that the best thing that any cancer patient can do is to remain positive and keep up the fight!! Good luck to all, Deb