On Wednesday 23 Jul 2003 7:13 pm, you wrote:
> Thanks, Beth.  Tomorrow afternoon can't come fast enough, as far as I'm
> concerned. Yeah, I'm cringing over the thought of the "squeeze", but at
> least I'll have a better picture of what I'm dealing with.  I used to joke
> with my wife that being a mammograhpy tech would be one of the best jobs in
> the world.  Suddenly, that joke doesn't seem funny anymore.
>
> Who knows, maybe it'll be the mammogram, a quick cut-job and that'll be it.
> That's what I'm hoping for.  After watching Laura go through chemo, I'd be
> thrilled if surgery was the only treatment needed.
>
> The first thing that came to my mind when I heard the DX yesterday was,
> "Great!  Now both the kids' parents have cancer."  I haven't said anything
> to Adrienne (19) or Anna (10).  No sense in getting them wigged out.
>
> Thanks so much for the thoughts and prayers.  You guys don't know how much
> your support and compassion means to me--always has.
>
> Kyle

Oh Kyle, what a bummer, really hope things go OK.

By the way "mammographer" is not the best job in the world... (flagrant lead
in to incredibly poor taste joke).

The Best Job in the World.

A young bloke has been unemployed on and off since he left school, never
settling in one job very long - nothing satisfied him. Then one day as he was
signing on at the Dole Office his eye was caught by a Job Card on the wall
"Assistant for Top Glamour Photographer Required".

Now that's a bit more like it he thinks to himself, so he trots off to see the
careers guidance officer.

"So what does the job actually entail?" he asks the Careers Officer.

"Well as I understand it, this photographer does a lot of topless glamour work
with some of the most beautiful women in the world, and he needs an assistant
to do things like dust them all over with powder if the skin gets too shiny
under the hot lights - no qualifications required".

The young chap starts to breathe a bit heavier and says in a falsetto voice,
"Yeah, I reckon I can handle that.".

"There is one stipulation.", the Careers man continued, "are you prepared to
travel to Scotland?"

"No problem!! Is that where the photographers based?".

"Not quite. That's the end of the queue for the interview!!!".


Cheers

Deri