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Let me tell you about my cousin Mike. Like most of us, Mike’s a pretty decent person. He works hard, does his best to care for his family, and takes a bit of time to have fun with his friends when he can manage it. He goes to work a bit to early, stays at work a bit to late, mostly to make sure he can take the time to make it to his kids activities and such. I have fond memories of our time as kids, (both young and old) and consider him more of a friend than a relative. Yes I Love him, but I like him too much to not call him friend even more than cousin.

I like Mike. Lot’s of people do. He’s a good good worker, a good friend, a good husband, and I think it’s a fare bet his kids would say he’s a good dad too. He works for charities and community organizations, heck, he’s even a member of the PTO. But Mike has a problem.

In October, 2008 Mike   was diagnosed with Follicular (b-cell) non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Follicular Lymphoma is usually a slow moving disease with a good prognosis for recovery. That’s a good thing. Mike’s wasn’t detected until stage four, the final stage, after it has spread throughout the body and to other organs. Not such a good thing. Still Mike is strong and a fighter, so he fought the good fight, slogging through aggressive chemo therapy with courage and, mostly a smile. Mike was an inspiration to us all with his positive attitude and his courage as he went through that. He made us all believe he would make it through on pure attitude and tenacity.

Source: Pierre LeBoo -- Techno Pundit