I just received notice from Phil and Eileen Stewart that they received a very sad email from Anthony. I asked their permission to share parts of it as the more prayers said the better. I'll use Anthony's own words to describe the situation: "Dear friends, This one is hard for me to write. Briefly, I have just learned that I have cancer.<snip> I have a fist sized lump on the inside of my sternum and it is pressing against my superior vena cava (the big vein that takes the blood from the top half of my body into my heart) and cutting off flow. It is not fun. At this stage it is still unknown as to what the type of cancer it is and, consequently, what the treatment will be. I am being admitted to hospital a bit later this morning for the purpose of 1) a biopsy and 2) to have a stent put in where the vein is being squashed. I am told that both procedures are not fun but not a big deal. Unfortunately for me it is on me. I am not too well emotionally but, fortunately, I am surrounded by a wonderful wife, wonderful kids, wonderful friends. I will beat this with the help of everyone and, particularly, the Big Boss up in Heaven. Just in case things go really, really badly this may have to be a goodbye. Things will go well. I have the followingfactors in my favour: I am only 46. I have NEVER smoked. It has been caught fairly early. I have the best medical people in Sydney at my disposal (it is not what you know but who you know). I have a positive attitude. I am a stubborn cuss who intends to be around for many years making everyone's lives a misery. I have wonderful friends. <snip> Thank you for being there and I know that your thoughts are with me. I doubt that I will be able to get near my email for a while but when I can I will keep you all posted. Love, Anthony" So say a prayer for Anthony. Life is too precious and it's about a lot more than our physical possessions. Steve Ramm ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.