A routine mammogram picked up cancer when I was 47. The surgeon thought the tumor was small, but during the surgery it turned out to be very long. And with 4 lymph nodes involved, I was staged at a 3. Even after chemo and radiation the odds were 50 percent I would live 5 years. It has now been 13! Cancer was a wake-up call to make changes both internal and external in my life, deal with issues and live life in the present, stop worrying about "shoulds" and go for the "coulds." I would never wish it on anyone, but it was a life-enhancing experience for me nonetheless.

G. B. Wagoner
Denver, CO