[Mtngrl]

Lani--

Thank you so much for keeping up on the new developments and posting on this site. I am so grateful for you and your diligence and wisdom.

I am pleased to see there's further work being done on my specific kind of cancer, and I'm also excited about the implications for cancer treatment in general. I get the impression that Herceptin ushered in a whole new era in cancer research. Looking for "on" and "off" switches that can be regulated seems like a very promising idea.

Cancer is so complex, and so cunning. I can't say I feel "blessed" to have gotten it, but having a strong incentive to learn more about the history and science of cancer is, for me, sort of a silver lining. Maybe it's more like a rusty tin lining (an expression I stole from someone else, but I love it). Anyway, I'm always interested in learning more.

Amy