As some of you may or may not know, my mother has been fighting stage 4 breast cancer since July 17th 2012. It's been 10 long, hard, scary months full of surgery, chemo, radiation, and all sorts of hardships I wish upon no one. Well, here we are, with one week of radiation left, and my mothers blood work, tumor markers, and pet-scan have all come back disease free 

We're going to have to keep a close eye on her health. One of the medications that she was supposed to be on until September 2013 was discontinued because it was having bad side effects on her heart. However, for now, thanks to the almighty, shes healthy.

 

In celebration of this arduous journey being over, we've rented a log cabin on a private lake connected to the Delaware Water Gap, nestled in the mountains of North West Jersey. We're going to bring the new Tracker along and fish for Striped Bass, Hybrids, Largemouth, Smallmouth, Musky, Catfish, and whatever else will bite! It's not some 5 star resort, or some foriegn country. Heck we're not even leaving the state, but its our vacation, and I've never been more excited or happy to spend time with my family

Nothing wrong with a cabin on the lake and a few days of nothing but fishing.  Sounds like my idea of heaven.  Hope everything stays good with your mom.

That is awesome!!

WooHoo! Fantastic news for both your mother and you and your family. My sister is cancer free after beating breast cancer nearly ten years ago. Celebrate, have fun, catch fish, and cherish the time with your mother and family. Sounds like the perfect vacation to me.

Christian, I'm not afraid to admit that after reading such great news it brought a tear to my eye. Congrats to your mom and I hope you all have a great time on your deserved vacation!

Outstanding news.  A great reason to celebrate.  Family is indeed more important than the surroundings, though I see nothing wrong with that location.

My mother was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in Dec 2009.  She was blessed to be getting her treatment at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.  She passed away three Saturdays ago at home surrounded by family.  Three and half years after a stage 3 melanoma diagonosis is a LONG time.  She and we were very fortunate.  Keep celebrating!

Congradulations to your whole family, Christian. Enjoy and relish all these great days. May God continue to bless all of you.

Best of luck to your mother and your family. My sister's doing great after surviving two bouts of breast cancer many years ago (and ovarian 20 years ago) and a cousin now in her 40s is thriving after having a double mastectomy maybe 7-8 years ago.

Fantastic so glad for you and your family

Great news!

Wow! May you all have a great time celebrating life! May your Mom's health increase!

That's great!  May she have many many more years.