Hello Everyone,

    Many have asked for updates and whats going on my life.  I would like to first thank everyone who continues to support me in my fight against cancer as well as others suffering from this disease.  I still continue to remain in remmission at this time.  I will being having a complete round of testing very soon to determine if I am in remission.  This time of year is always very sobering for me as I was more or less on huge roller coaster in 2004 at this time.  Every year in the month of August I start to get uptight over the past and the upcoming tests of the future.  I cant complain because I am still here and I am relatively healthy so whats the real problem????   I have recently been promoted at work and things are moving along on the right path.  I work with a great bunch of people all who are dedicated to the job and its a job I still love.  My son is now in college and he is quite grown up now.  My wife and I enjoying our together and things are going well.  I have been steadily trying to move forward and not dwell in the past or the future just trying to live for today because tommorow is always the unknown.  My mother is not doing well right now.  She has battled cancer for several years now.  She first beat breast cancer undergoing a  masectomy and chemo.  She never really complained.  In May 2006 she began having problems and was diagnosed with Small Cell Lung Cell cancer.  She has undergone the maximum amount of chemo that is effective at this point.  The cancer has mestasized to her brain and bones along with other organs.  She is simply incredible!  She does not complain just fights everyday for her life.  She is on hospice at home however she is still mobile and fighting the pain and the fight everyday.  The frankly told her that she should not be alive by all medical standards.  That of course is why medicine is not and exact science.  I have had the unpleasant tasks of assisting my father with planning her funeral and picking out grave sites.  This was very sobering particulary since she is still with us.  She is poster child for the term Survivor!  I know that she cannot live forever but I do know that she will not leave us until she decides its time!   She seems to be at peace with whats going on at least to the best anyone can.  So that is where I am at right now.  Everyday is a new challenge as it is for us all.  I just continue to try and rebuild the house that cancer tried to take and its a task that I will not fail at.  I hope this writing finds you all well and thank you for your support!

God Bless

Randy