Logging in briefly to joyfully report, as of an hour ago Nigel tells me "I'm back home…recovery time anything up to a month…pain control is the main issue at present."

If anyone would like to send encouraging notes, reasons for joy and laughter, and links to beautiful music, kindly post them here (or via PM to me) and I'll forward them directly to Nigel as well, since it may well be a wee while before he feels like accessing MC himself. Thank you. Maeve