Home again, home again...

Hi my friends and family, I just want to say thank you for all of your prayers and good thoughts, they seem to have worked! My biggest wish was that they would tell me that the cancer hadn't spread and that they appeared to have gotten it all, and my wish came true! My throat is still very sore, and I have a three-inch incision that gives me a "bride of frankenstein" look, but they tell me it will heal cleanly. Frankly, I am just happy to be home, to be alive and to be (knock wood) on my way to recovery. The big question now is whether or not I'll need the radiation therapy. The doctors at the Mayo tell me that most other places in the world would do it just to be safe, but that their data has shown that in my situation it is not necessary and may actually pose additional risks for the futre. It's hard to know what to do, I'll have to talk to my endocrinologist here in Stillwater and see what she has to say.

You have all been so kind to me, I wouldn't want to ever have cancer, but the experience has taught me the power of love. I have never felt so surrounded by it in all my life. I guess this is a lesson I needed to learn. I want to say, "I get it, I get it!" now it's time to get back to the things that really matter - friends, family, children, music and chocolate! love you all so very very much, Darcy