On May 4th I was informed that I have breast cancer. Thankfully, I was with my dear friend Mike. Since then I have been overwhelmed with support, questions, concern, hope, fear. . . . from so many people that know and love me. The emails and phone calls that I've received have all been extremely comforting and I appreciate it more than you know. Its difficult to muster the energy to really explain what this whole ordeal has been so far, let alone what its going to be in the future. Although I would like to be able to talk about all of this with so many of you that want to talk to me, I just don't think I can right now. I am going to attempt to use this blog space as a way to stay connected with you all and keep you informed. I thought I'd start by sharing with you some of what has led up to this diagnosis and try to answer the common questions that you have been emailing.