I Met an older lady a few days ago at the Cancer center that was being treated for the third time in her life. She without asking anything about my particular condition, offered me a quote she had been carrying with her for some time. She said within the quote she found inspiration.

" The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well. Some Cancer patients recover, some don't. But the ordeal of facing your mortality and feeling your frailty sharpens your perspective about life. You apreciate little things more ferociously. You grasp the mystical power of love. You feel the gravitational pull of faith. And you realize you have received a unique gift- a field of vision others don't have about the power of hope and the limits of fear; A firm set of convictions about what really matters and what does not. Tony Snow, 2005.

My Darling Pamela; A woman like no other I have ever met. She is and has been my rock, she is all at once intelligent yet connected to daily events in a practical way. She grounds me without keeping me from soaring. When I limped into Texas a damaged, discouraged man with no knowledge about how to be a good husband and a good partner. She taught me and I learned. She was patient and sometimes she would just exit the room, leaving me with my angst, telling me later " Sometimes you just have to figure it out " Those were the most painful moments.
Over time I did learn what was important in a partnership and the things that were not so important. Our relationship has flourished and Pammy as always has been there.

always with love,

Tony.