people. it wasn't about tom being on the set, being the famous guy that everybody knew from nbc news. so i think in that regard he probably loathes the fact that this has finally become public, all these months after he's been dealing with it privately. but he will do what he always does, which is soldier on, be the graceful, elegant man who lives in gratitude as he express thad inn that statement that you shared. honestly that will be important for him as he goes through this treatment process. there's every reason to believe it tom will be able to beat this. there is so much good work going on right now. in fact, it was a few months ago i was speaking to the head of our scientific committee at the multiple myeloma research foundation who said to me that he believes in the very near future it is quite possible that myeloma will be regarded as a chronic disease much the same way that diabetes is regarded as a chronic disease. so that's certainly something that tom brokaw and anyone else who's facing this disease should