23 yr old daughter dancing with NED

hi again everyone. just think of me as your quiet relative--i'm part of the family but i don't talk very much. i read all the time and owe alot to all of you who share so much information and so much of yourselves. i wanted to give you an update on my daughter. brief history, she was only 22 years old when she was dx april 05 with stage 3 rectal, 6 positive nodes. before she was even able to begin treatment, she spent 10 days in the hospital with a terrible infection following a transrectal ultrasound with needle biopsy. after recovering, she had chemo, surgery, radiation, more chemo and finally DONE on may 22nd. she just had her 6 month scans and she is still NED! we are beyond grateful. she graduated from college 4 days before her last treatment. (her home infusion nurses used to give her 5fu and leucovorin right in her dorm!) she's working full time now as an engineer and just bought herself a bright red mini cooper convertible!

through it all, she has been our inspiration. perhaps someone reading this is at the beginning of their scary journey and will realize there is so much light at the end of the tunnel. happy holidays to all of you. we are all warriors in this together.
susan