So glad for this good news, happy for you!!! Maude/KK4S1F On Nov 9, 2013, at 6:40 PM, John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > wow! that's great news! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 6:06 PM > Subject: Off topic, but very good news > > >> Good afternoon from Phoenix, As most of you all know, I have been >> battling >> cancer for about 5 years now. Being that my cancer had found its way into >> my lymph system, it was deemed incurable. I have been hospitalized 21 >> times >> since the original diagnosis, mostly for surgeries. I had been given 5 >> years max to live. >> >> >> >> Yesterday morning I went in for a standard 6 month checkup and status >> report, I was informed that my cancer is completely dormant, and that if >> it >> ever should return to action, it would likely be a long time in the >> future. >> So, for the first time in 5 years, the load of certain and imminent death >> has been lifted off of my shoulders. What may come along at some future >> date isn't something I am going to worry about, or let get me down. Many, >> many hams around the world have been giving me tremendous support and >> praying for me. It appears that our prayers have been answered. Thanks >> to >> all of you! >> >> >> >> Alan / KD7GC >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I realize that my message is well off topic, but because a lot of you know >> what I have been dealing with, I have decided to post this message. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Alan R. Downing >> >> Phoenix, AZ >> >>