The further out we get from the cancer it's a joy to see her up on the stage or doing other things and going on with her life.

What they're facing with their daughter's cancer is something that no family should have to go through. It's so sad. The situation as they described it, the governor talked with them and asked them questions.

It's been a joy finding out how very well organized Carroll County has been, ... Jan and Kim Ridenour deserve kudos because they got the whole thing started. I'm proud of Carroll County, because we can help and we have.

Tobin," Mom said disapprovingly. She wasn't a particularly funny person. It suited her professionally - I mean, you don't want your cancer surgeon to walk into the examination room and be like, "Guy walks into a bar. Bartender says, 'What'll ya have?' And the guy says, 'Whaddya got?' And the bartender says, 'I don't know what I got, but I know what you got: Stage IV melanoma.

I didn't tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You're a woman. Now die.

For those who smoke cigarettes, marijuana has 50 percent more tar and volatile cancer-inducing compounds, ... It causes emphysema, changes hormones, changes a whole bundle of things. It is quite a toxic chemical.