It scared me and although my numbers (cholesterol etc) were decent, I was a ticking time bomb.

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It scared me right off the mean streets of Philly and into the world of writing where I found my gift for the craft.

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It sure scared me.

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It not only scared me, but my family.

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It makes me feel safe and not scared about going to the doctor.

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Seventeen years later, I'll admit it: I was scared to death that Reid would somehow identify me in the WNYC lobby and scream, "It's him!"

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If some action intimidated me or even downright scared me, I had to do it.

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"I wasn't scared of it so it didn't stop me, " he says.

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"I was upset and really scared when they told me because this time it was a new cancer, " she said.

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Other people, like me, are a little scared of it.

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"With the economy the way that it is, I look around and I see my peers losing their jobs or scared for their jobs and it's really made me reflect on my last two years and how much I've enjoyed the ability to make an impact every single day, " she said.

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