Last Friday, June 27, I said goodbye to my beautiful wife of 17 years, Michelle. She underwent a routine surgery to install a port so that she would be able to receive her upcoming chemotherapy treatments more easily (she had been fighting a rare form of cancer for the past 27 years). Complications following the surgery led to her death later that evening which, I am pleased to say, was not directly caused by the cancer, so Michelle did not lose her primary war. It's hard to see what the future holds for my son and I at this point, but we are both committed to forging ahead and honoring her memory as much as we are able.

For any of you who had met or knew Michelle, you know she was an incredible woman and her strength and faith were always an inspiration to those she touched. There is a memorial website set up by some of her former co-workers if you would like to visit and leave a comment: http://www.michelle.last-memories.com/index.php

- Randy (Trog)