This birthday may not be a happy one, FB, but it's a good one. A suitable donor liver became available when your wife was still strong enough to survive the operation, the surgical team did their thing according to plan, and your good lady is now in recovery. That's a medical miracle by anyone's standard.

But it's sure no fun to stand by and wait for the seconds and minutes and hours to tick by while other people do dangerous things to the most important person in your life. Here's hoping you'll celebrate your next birthday with both of you in fine fettle.