I just finished a post on caringbridge to the son of a dear friend. Testicular cancer, good prognosis, dreadful ordeal for the family. His daughters are 10 and 4: he wants to dance at their weddings, but first at their proms, and with his wife, whom he loves dearly, whenever the mood strikes.

Caringbridge is a wonder: it allows him to journal whenever he wants, and the people who go to the site can see how things are going for him. He only has to say things once, and all those people who love him can read his posts and then leave messages for him. It's terrific.

Several former students (he is a highschool chemistry+ teacher) write from college where they are majoring in all kinds of things, including science, to tell him of their gratitude for his introducing them to science. They speak of "the JOY of science." Imagine, just imagine the quality of teaching that represents.

Hooray for John. His family, sister, cousins, mom are womaning his rounds of hi-test chemo and recovery from it, while his wife works full time and keeps things as normal as possible for their children. Good stuff. Family at its best, and it's real, within my own circle of friends. Talk
about miracles.