Ok... Here goes. I've been thinking long and hard about this. I decided to let the staff know, but wasn't sure if I should let the general public of PC know or not... but here goes. Many of you know that I have suffered from acid reflux for a while now. I've suffered from it for a number of years before geting it treated. That was my mistake. When acid reflux is left untreated it can cause cancer in the throat. The problem is that I've let it go for so long that I've developed cancer of the throat. I've let it go for so long that the cancer has spread to my brain. The doctors I've seen haven't given me much hope for survival. A couple months at best. I've been looking into my options for treatment and I'll be trying whatever treatment seems to have the best promise for recovery. Unfortunately the docs have said that even with treatment, I still don't have much hope for survival. I just thought that you all should know EXACTLY what's been going on with me. I love every member here with all my heart and soul and hope that you all find nothing but happiness in your lives. If/when I recover from this, I plan on returning to PC in full force. But for now, I must leave and focus on my treatment. You cannot believe the pain it causes me to leave this community. To leave you all... my friends... my brothers... my sisters... behind. If there were another way, believe me, I'd find it. I'm the one that could. But for now I have to focus on me... my health... my treatment. And if I don't see you in the near future, I'll see you in the end. Dear friends, know that I love you all. Know that I cherish everything that you have given me. The support, the friendship, the love. Everything. I'm still here for a couple of days so if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to send them my way. I love you all... more than you will ever know.

All the love that one heart and soul has to give,
Ry