Mark's parents are the dearest & sweetest people, and the best in-laws I could ever have asked for. Mom was diagnosed with multiple myloma (bone cancer) back in '99. It's been a roller coaster, and at sometimes overwhelming to deal with. But she is doing OK (pain-wise) now having recently had a procedure done called kyphoplasty (sp?) Basically 2 or 3 of her vertebrate have collapsed, and they inserted a glue to give stability. This doesn't stop the cancer at all, but it brings relief from the pain.