I should have mentioned on the previous post that you should not look up Eric's diagnosis on the Internet.  What you will find there will look pretty grim, and is also based on statistics.  But statistics group large numbers of subjects together to find an average, and Eric is not average for this type of cancer.  I have come to appreciate Eric's refusal to be either average or normal.

Eric is younger by a decade than the average person with this cancer.
He does not have any of the underlying health problems that the average person with this cancer has (no heart, lung, kidney, liver, etc. issues).
Eric has never had cancer before.  Many of the people who have this type of cancer have had another form of cancer previously.
Eric has so many people praying for him from so many different backgrounds, religions, countries of the world, that he feels a great deal of love and support.

Also, I mentioned that the chemo Eric is on now will not cause him to lose his hair.  One of our sons thought I was joking because Eric didn't start out with that much hair to lose.  But I am serious (at least about not losing hair from chemo at the moment).  Eric does not want a bunch of people shaving their heads in solidarity with him, and then risking their anger when they see him with a somewhat full head of hair. 

We love you all.  Today is a beautiful day, so live it to the fullest.  We are!