Spaw & Karen need the main nurse of my recent sojourn in hosp. Her name was Xena, she was about 4ft. 00 tall, & I could have completely encircled her waist by pressing the thumb&forefinger of my right hand together. The main obsession of her life was that I would get OUT of that comfortable bed, hold on to the "walker"(later the IVpole) & trot across the room/out the door/make several rounds of the ward hallway--several xx daily!!! She was inordinately pleased the 1st time I tried, when I got as far as the door to my room & had to be helped back to bed, but not so easy to please after that. Of prime importance to her seemed to be that I never have to be back having stuff done & could see my noisy obstreporous grandkids somewhere ELSE than her nice quiet ward...(She loved them & asked my dau-in-law if they could come after I went home as she had some patients who weren't getting the cheeringup I had gotten...) I hope Spaw has the experience I have had--amazement at how fast I started feeling better & how MUCH better...& if Kat went visiting then he got the cheeringup so I won't send my 5 grands.   Tw