Here I am a year later and I just read your post. The doctors say I have beaten the statistics, in other words they don't know why the diease has not killed me yet. I laugh and tell them I am not ready. I have never taken the diagnosis as a death sentence but more a challenge to inprove my lifestyle. It isn't always easy as the illness itself makes you tired and hurt as toxins try yo leave your body. I have had 4 more brain metastasis pop up last sept and two have to be removed due to the swelling they are causing more than anything else. That is scheduled for next Tuesday and I expect to recover quickly from that as well.
I recently moved back to Chicago so if you would like to reach me, my email address is sovereign57@yahoo.com