Today I spent nearly an hour sitting in the waiting room of the General Oncology/Hematology floor at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. I was eavesdropping (surprise, surprise) on the couple closest to me. Their oldest daughter just got married. Their youngest daughter was an infant when the man was diagnosed with cancer. He's been cancer-free for five years. Five years is a clear triumph when it comes to cancer, but a blink of an eye with children and milestones.

Today we can all be grateful that either we are not going through that, or that we have the strength to triumph.