For those who don't know, Josh is my 17 year old son who has been battling cancer since at least December if not even longer than that. He had a masse in his throat and had to have a tracheotomy which was very overwhelming for all of us. He was in the hospital all of January and February which was very hard, and after that he has been in and out of the hospital having rounds of chemo. Right now he is back in the hospital having his last round of chemo and should be home in a couple of days. We also had a fund raiser last Friday which went very well. Wed had a lot of help and sold almost 900 port a pit chickens and over 200 pit potatoes.

Josh has shown remarkable strength and courage during this difficut time. He has come a long way from the days when he couldn't talk or eat to the spirited child who is exited about the latest video game that he has fallen in love with.

Josh has been staing at the in-laws where he is in a cleaner house than ours and where he is getting better care than we could give him at this point here at home. My sister in law has agreed to homeschool Josh and my dad will be paying her for her time and efforts.

I just want everyone to know that Josh is beating cancer. After this last round of chemo he will be going to the hospital once a month for a year to get checked and then less frequently after that.

We have been blessed with so much support, love and prayers at this time and many of you here at DS have been part of that. My husband still posts updates on Josh's Facebook page for those who want to follow his progress and that is at Facebook.com/joshthomasclark.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.