a little outdated - but at least this is one of the "true" ones and not just a net-clogging chain letter. " The Truth: (Update 9/20/00) According to Michael's Uncle, Mark Novenche, there is some good news today...although the prayers are still needed. Little Michael had his most recent check-up and there is evidence that the remnant of the tumor has decreased in size. Mark said this is Michael's six-month check since the surgery and that it would have been good news if there had simply been no change, no further growth. For there to be shrinkage of the tumor is not only good news, but a type of news that few people outside of Michael's praying family and friends would have anticipated when they got mostly bleak news at the time the tumor was first discovered."