As usual I'm a little late to read and post but I'm glad to hear your father is ok Steve. I've been fortunate in that cancer has never really touched any of my family or close friends, at least til recently. I started dating a girl in December last year and she had always had a problem with cysts and in January they found out that she had cancer. She had surgery and has been receiving chemo since then that will continue for several months. Hopefully she will be OK. Her outlook on life is extraordinary considering what she's going through. As a side note yesterday one of my best friends got married and in order to see the bride and groom kiss you had to make a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society collection box. I've never seen that at a wedding before, a great idea I think.