Barry, reading your story and talking to you about life’s curveballs thrown at you has been quite remarkable. I forwarded your story to my parents after my father was diagnosed with stage IV esophageal cancer in May of 2009. My father read your story over and over again and decided that if you could overcome everything that has happened to you, he could beat his cancer too! Your story helped him and the rest of our family cope with this scary disease. I am happy to say he is finishing his Chemotherapy and his Oncologist has confirmed his cancer is in remission and there are no traces of cancer anywhere else. This is a miracle. Thank you for all of your encouraging words…and actions! — Dale Swanson, Classmate – Anoka High School 1978