Now, in this all to brief moment when Mudcat and I are both "up," allow me to express the most profound, profuse, and prolific "thank you" to all my great friends out there, both known and unknown. Never have I experienced such an outpouring of support, well-wishing, prayer, white light, whatever.

As strenght and stamina return, I'll write more, especially by way of comparison with other afflictees.

BTW, there are not enough words or thoughts in the cosmos to begin to describe what Linn has accomplished, suffered through, put up with, and achieved, so I won't try -- Tom