Hi Lou-Ann,
I just signed up today. On Friday, March 18th I found out my dad was diagnosed with cancer of the stomach. (I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma and he is in Vancouver B.C., so being so far away is kind of hard...I wish I could just hug him and tell him that he will be okay.) He goes to the specialist on March 30th to get an honest opinion/prognosis of what his care will be. They found a spot on the skin lining between the esophogus and the stomach, and there is a lymph node that looks questionable. I'm not sure what to expect, but his doctor told him that she has another patient with a very similar story, who is now on her 3rd year of being cancer free. I'm still sort of in shock and don't know what to expect, so you are the first person (besides family) I am talking to. My dad is 77, the hero of my life and kindest man you could ever meet, and I am hopeful that he will pull through and enjoy many great years of life ahead. I want you to know that you are in my thoughts, and from the sounds of it, you are a young woman with a strong fighting spirit who will get through this. I'm here. Sheila.