Jassy...Thank you for your kind words and friendship. I agree, I am strong, always have been but in a situation like this I feel completely powerless and I've had a really hard time with all of this. HOWEVER...today he finished his last of 15 radiation treatments and we got a verbal "the results are good"..don't know the specifics, but praise God, I tell you that little sentence lit up my day with Hope and more courage. My father is in great spirits and is fighting this bastard of a disease with all of his might and as always I am so proud of him. Now on to the chemo with our battle suits on and our spirits high.

I hope your friend is doing well and getting all of the emotional and physical support so needed in times like these. I know facing this disease can paralyze a person with fear because it's so aggressive and spreads so quickly. and somehow you gotta be a step ahead of it with all your weapons. I haven't stopped researching, calling on Clinical Trials, emailing doctors, emailing nurses, contacting drug companies etc...since this began and I won't stop until I know in my heart that my Dad has had the best possible options out there.
And friends please ....just an FYI...we all know that Melanoma is associated with Sun Exposure and early sunburns as a child etc. but the biggest factor is those damn moles. My father hated the sun and did not worship it by any means. All of this was from a birthmark he's had all his life. Get them checked out, get them removed if they pose any threat. Time is of the essence because this disease moves so fast before you know it, its flowing through your blood.

Sorry for the soap box speech... I am so tired...but fighting and trying really hard to be brave. Thank you all for your kind thoughts and prayers. Please keep praying, we still have a long journey ahead.

Love ya's all
  TNT