I do not usually comment online but this past week the news has reported on several news persons with cancer. It is so positive to read something other than death,war & arguments. Their stories have been inspirational and so positive that I had to comment. Please continue to report on these topics and the people that are living them.

Brian/Anne:
Thank you for sharing your success story. What great timing as we get ready in Tucson to hold our Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on April 15. A dear friend is a breast cancer survivor of many years and is now fighting ovarian cancer. Her gynecologist/oncologist explained to me that for some women ovarian cancer is a "chronic condition", not always curable, just in different disease states. My friend chooses to continue working, because if she quits working then she has to admit that she is sick. We are both nurses and would encourage all women, especially survivors of breast cancer to obtain the testing necessary to see if they are at risk for ovarian cancer since there is a definite gene that predisposes some women to both diseases. Again thank you.

Dear Ms. Thompson,

Congratulations on your success with breast cancer. I hope and pray the news will remain positive and you will never have any reoccurrence. It is so refreshing, with all the so called news of Britney and Anna Nicole that has been eating up so much of the news recently, that an actually newsworthy story such as yours could be dealt with in such a thorough manner. I am sure your story will make a significant difference in the lives of many people who are diagnosed with cancer. People need to realize that a cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence and even while fighting the disease they can lead a relatively normal life. You are really an inspiration.

On a more personal note, in the story it was mentioned that one of the NBC photographers liked your hair, not realizing you were wearing a wig. As a rather mature (read older) single male, I also thought you looked great with the hair, never thinking it was a wig or that you were ill. I have to admit that sometimes I have paid more attention to you more than to the story.

Again, congratulations and best of luck both with your health and your career, in the future.

Hi Anne,
Like you I also am a rather new Breast Cancer Survivor. My was Stage 3C Infiltrating Ductal Breast Cancer diagnosed on 1/25/06 as a result of a sore spot under my arm. There was no noticable lump only the sore lymph node. I am also triple negative and had chemotherapy, a mastectomy and radiation and just earlier this month had my first 3 month follow-up. It is so true that it is the living that feeds your spirit and makes each day a blessing. The day I met with my Onocoligist for the first time on 2/9/06, my Mother passed away and I wondered then what could possible happen next. A second death in the family happened two weeks later and I remember praying that my hair would not fall out the night before the funeral. For me personally, there was nothing worse than losing my hair. Now, I know how unimportant that really was. My wigs were great!! People couldn't even tell and in fact I received more compliments when I was wearing my wig than with my own hair. When the hair loss became so messy my son-in-law shaved my head for me and in my honor, with permission from his boss, shaved his head also. This experience has opened my eyes to so much more than the disease itself. It never appeared to me there were so many women fighting this awful disease until it happened to me and I have met angels every step of the way. I did my first Susan G. Komen Walk For The Cure last October, tired and blistered from the radiation but, there! My motto has now become "Keep living like these's no tomorrow".