Thank you so much for the lovely responses, it is really special.
It is not my story so I have not posted any detail. Wile there is some nastiness left the news we are celebrating is that it has been successfully treated in the real danger arias, liver and the like. Its been a very long road but we will not be losing this person imminently as we looked very much like we would just a few weeks back. While some of you have pointed out the unlikeliness of this, I can tell you that this is a very special story and we are hopeful of total remission and not in a head in the clouds way.
Thank you chaps, I have been with the family this weekend and we are making plans to move all there lives forwards now with things that just got left behind in the last few years and would not have mattered. Making plans is so cool! SO COOL!
Just seen this thread..... wow! Fantastic news.... huge big party...
The relief for everyone is just monumental for something like this.
In Jan this year I was diagnosed with Lymphoma. It started as a small lump, that in a matter of weeks grew to resemble a small town. The op was interesting but post-op, even though I had some vomit inducing drugs, I was advised it would probably return. At present all is good. I'm partying every day/week and loving life... and playing more golf than I have for ages.
Great great news. My wife works with cancer patients and with many for whom the disease is terminal, so I understand how great the joy and relief will be. But please, please, please be very careful and measured about your expectations around the diagnosis of 'all clear'.