I try to have some compassion for other people with chronic illnesses. I'm sure she was having a bad day when she said that, but sheesh, Ann, try to have a little compassion for people like us who are really suffering with cancer. It's no walk in the park, trust me.

My type of cancer is generally not life-threatening but it has a 50-80% recurrence rate. So I have checkups every 90 days for the next two years, that is if I don't have another recurrence. I have already had two in since last November. I will never be cured unless medical science actually finds a cancer cure, so this is my lot in life.