Kendall,

You're past the hardest part of this, figuring out how to take the news of cancer, then figuring out what to do about it. My thoughts, when facing this a couple of years ago 1)I could die and 2)what to tell my kids. I stumbled around for a few minutes, then got online and started asking questions, and once I figured out, from the doctors and from research that Stage I cancer is highly survivable, then I was able to relax, and to tell the kids. And while my daughter (then 11) blanched at the word cancer, I was able to move forward with my news and tell them that it was curable. And we all believed it. I think that is why you should follow the advice above to "forget the 15%." You really should, because all it does is introduce doubt, and doubt doesn't help you get better. Positive thoughts, humor, and get plenty of sleep.

Maggie