Thank you all so much for your kind words. You'll never know how much it means to me. I will be sure to pass all your good words to my husband as well.
I have to say, I come from hardy stock. My grandmother had cancer 5 times, including breast cancer uterine cancer and colon cancer (twice!) She fought until she was down to 75 pounds at which time she finally succumbed. She was 76 years old