I have been told and have read in much of the literature I have received since April 2002 that each person's experience with cancer is different. Each approach to treatment is different. Each person's reaction to treatment, different. Anyone you stand next to, anywhere, will be different from you, even an identical twin. I am writing here from my perspective and experiences. I am as different and as the same as the next person. We all share some common ground. Certain experiences will be similar. But still, we are unique. Each of us. What I share here may touch a chord with you. It may speak to you. It may cause you to think you really are different and have you questioning why you're reading this book at all. It doesn't matter. I'm putting it all out on the page to share it. You are not alone... In all the literature I was given to read, I didn't come across one piece, other than a short magazine article, that opened up the doors of a person's mind and heart and laid it out to share with others Knowing, intrinsically, it wasn't true...I still felt alone. I'm hoping that in reading this, one person will be touched positively and will be able to grasp something that will empower them, give them strength, and even peace. If I can do that by the sharing of the months with my unwanted visitor I will feel honored."