I know that many of you know the health issues I went through this year with my Mom and as her personal caregiver. I appreciated so much all the kind words that many of you gave during her illness and when she passed.

Anyway while going through all of that I was also going through another trial that I could not talk about with anyone. My youngest daughter who is 19 was diagnosed with a form of cancer. Back in April they found a series of small tumors in her neck, and they found that they were lymph nodes and that the cancer type thing was coming from her thyroid.

We went through months of not knowing anything. We went to doctor after doctor, and test after test. She finally went through a new type of radiation that took care of the tumors and the thyroid.

As of today we have learned that she is cancer free. She will be on thyroid replacement for the rest of her life, but that is better than what we originally thought. She also has some type of drops that she takes each day too. I have not fully understood those yet, but as long as it works is all I care about.

Anyway this was the best Christmas present that I could ever get. She finished up her school today for this semester. Her first full semester. I was proud that she went ahead and enrolled even with all that was going on. Now if my oldest daughter can get through the rest of her finals and get out on Friday - all the stress with gone from the house for the holidays. LOL She starts nursing school in January and will be doing clinicals at the hospital. So she is excited to finally get that far.

That's awesome news, Steve! Thank God she's fine.

Thank the lord! I am really happy for you and your family Steve

I am really happy for you Steve.

Hope everything continues to go well.

Steve, that is wonderful news! You just never know when your last breath will be, I bet it was so scary for you and your family. I can only imagine, I am truly glad you got this good news. Sounds like you can have better than normal Christmas now that you know your daughter is cancer free.

That's excellent news, Steve! I am glad your family is doing great!

Excellent News buddy! Happy for you and your family

Warm wishes sent your way for Christmas

Wow,Steve! I am so happy to hear the good news about your daughter.

Christmas will be extra special this year for you!

God bless you and your family this Christmas.

Steve that is excellent news! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and I am so glad your daughter is cancer free. That truly is the best holiday present.

What wonderful news for you and your family, Steve. I hope this holiday season will be an extra special one. I know it already is.

That is wonderful news Steve! God Bless you and your family this holiday season.

That is good news. My teacher had the same problem with him wondering if he might have thyroid cancer. he had surgery recently and told updated us that they didn't find anything cancerous and that he'll be just fine

That is great news! Glad everything worked out for your family

Steve that is awesome news and a true Christmas present!

Steve, your daughter's almost as old as I am...she's just a year younger. So glad to hear that she's doing well now.