Hi John,

I think you might be less depressed than usual because the cancer scare makes all the things that usually bother you trivial by comparison. Suddenly you are free of everything except for that one thing.

Speaking of movies, this reminds me of one of my favorites (although critically panned): Joe vs the Volcano. The movie begins with Joe (Tom Hanks) leading a miserable, depressed, joyless existence that is giving him health problems. He goes to see an M.D. who tells him that yes, unfortunately, he has an incurable, fatal disease. He has a "brain cloud". This is the catalyst for a complete transformation and most of the plot of the movie. I don't want to spoil the ending, but it's a good one.

- vital