tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821876118470375268.post5182078036609754119..comments2009-11-28T07:40:31.087-03:30Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16142269730831125703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821876118470375268.post-62240053520000167582009-11-28T00:16:40.294-03:302009-11-28T00:16:40.294-03:30well said as always Deb - friends really are precious, aren&#39;t they! old ones, and new ones too! <br />and Tony - your English is just fine - we understand you completely! All the best to you on Monday - will be thinking of you and look foward to hearing how the laproscopic surgery went - best wishes!karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303338293872950955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821876118470375268.post-81328459649487705972009-11-27T16:03:40.770-03:302009-11-27T16:03:40.770-03:30Hi Deb and readers of Deb&#39;s blog.<br /><br />Thank you very much for your kind words you did leave on my blog the other day, and putting a link on to your website over to my website. Well, just to give a heads-up to anybody who thinks about paying me a visit on my blog: English is not my first language, so it might be a little bumpy to read here and there. ;-)<br /><br />Indeed, it was some year, 2009. First my wife with breast - cancer in March and then me beginning of October with my kidney-cancer diagnosis. My wife&#39;s breast cancer was caught early, yet, it is a Grade III, which means it is on the agressive side. The last scan came back okay, however, it is just too early to draw any conclusions at this point. I think in spring of next year - if the scans/mammos are going to be clear again - we have a better and more reliable understanding of the situation.<br />My affected kidney will be removed this coming Monday. After that, we will have to see what we have to do next.<br />Starting two websites - one for my wife&#39;s breast cancer and the other one dedicated to my kidney-cancer - was and still is a lot of work. However, I got so much in return. And now to tie back to Deb&#39;s posting about the importance of having friends: through my two websites/blogs, I met so many fantastic people, who not only provided me with tons of useful information but also truly care about me and my wife. People I didn&#39;t know before, made themselves readily and unselfishly available to me. I couldn&#39;t be any more grateful.<br />Interestingly enough, Deb, the same just happened to me. An old friend of mine from Germany heard of my cancer. We haven&#39;t spoken in 10 years. He reached out to me and I was so pleasantly suprised by that. And know it took him a lot to write that email since we estranged from each other over the years, especially since we haven&#39;t left if off at good terms. But it was fantastic to hear from him and to catch up.<br /><br />Okay, thank you very much. I will try to make it to one of your next chat-meetings, please let me know the schedule. Take good care.<br /><br />Tony (www.mykidneycancer.com)Tony Ulrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152312013386274650noreply@blogger.com