My all time friend, Judy, joined us at MDA today!

 Okay, so here is the news, some not so good, but not so bad, either. The lumps on my neck proved to be malignant from the biopsies done yesterday. That means I now have stage 4 breast cancer. My doctor is treating a lady who is 93 and looks great after having started treating her when she was 64 or 65 with stage 4 breast cancer. So, I could live a long time with this. It's just a matter of finding out the best treatment. There is no cure, but it can be treated. Of course they have lots of tricks in their bag. The first thing we have to do is test everything to see to what extent it has spread so they'll know best how to treat it. I've already done chest X-rays today and more blood work. Tomorrow I will do an MRI of the brain and a bone scan. Thursday I will do a pet scan. With all the results from these tests the doctor will make a plan of attack and we will shift into fighting this cancer mode. I'm 64; I've had a wonderful life and I don't need to be greedy. I will do the best I can do to stay alive and be healthy and productive, but death is not the end of the world even if that's what I'm facing. We are all facing it; most of us just don't know when. I still don't know when, I just have a better idea of what I'm facing. So, that's the report that I can give you all at this point. I appreciate your support and prayers and love you for caring. Lee is doing fantastic and I'm blessed to have him for great support. I completely trust God's plan, so whatever is dealt to me I will play out the best I can.