We found out about six or seven weeks ago that my wife has breast cancer and is at Stage 3. The tumor is a little over 3 inches long. The doctor said she has the second most common type of breast cancer which I guess only 10% of the women get.

The good news is that that type of cancer is a non-aggressive cancer (according to the doctor). So with chemo and most likely a complete mastectomy she has a great chance of beating this. She's also had two aunts survive breast cancer already and have lived for many many years. All of that is some positive things to look at but the doctor did caution that it is cancer and you just never know.

Also after all the tests they put her through they didn't find cancer anywhere else in her body except the lymph nodes. Which is also a good thing since it hasn't spread much yet.

The next six months to a year are going to get interesting. With the great outlook, we do feel confident that she'll be OK after all the treatment is over.

As always with this kind of thing, hope and pray for the best and prepare for the worst. I already lost my mom to cancer so if cancer wins this bout then it'll have taken the two most important people in my life away from me.