Since the stone age, man has used stone for shelter and has found special qualities in it - like providing energy and protection, and boosting confidence and health on a daily basis. Since I received the friendship stone, it has been in my pocket.

In June of 2005, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The survival rate of that disease is less than exciting. I am one of the lucky ones to be leading a full life of tennis, bike-riding, work and travel with and without our kids and seven grandkids!
I have a lot of faith and do not take the ups and downs of life too seriously. I knew I had excellent physicians and, most important, a truly loving and devoted three-generational family, beginning with Sal, my loving wife of 53 years, through to our youngest grandchild, Jake, then one year old.