With your attitude, I expect nothing less. While the data is imprefect, there is a direct correlation between attitude about beating it and beating it.

Perhaps this little tiny bit of info will add .5% to swing the pendulum, that info is…I need you. I’m not talking about car knowledge, but it has been helpful and your links have given me the ability to avoid the stealership and DIY some things I did not think I was capable of.

What I am actually referring to is your spirit in the face of this challenge has contributed to the way I’ve lived my life these last few years. Sometimes at a crossroads, when I’m deliberating about something and thinking about taking some sort of risk, a few stories pop into my brain, yours included. I will bet a round of drinks that I’m not the only one, there are probably many people who have never met you, yet you inspire them when they have to make decisions.

The specifics won’t change the world (should I buy this car, should I date that woman, should I travel wth my kids before they are grown and gone, etc.) but without you and a few others in similar situations I might have said no, staying in my comfort zone and not really living life. So when you looking for the strength to deal with the discomfort of chemo, just know there are probably hundreds of people out there who need you and love you, even some of your dork economics friends, self included.