No problem holding the Flat pick - I was just trying to say that a song you normally play finger style can be difficult to play with a flat pick due to general tempo and general feel of the whole thing.
Leeneia - how I wish I had started and persisted with one of those wrap around thumb picks - but I didn't.
That would have meant I would (and many wonderful players)with my thumb being parallel to the strings.
Unfortunatly I relied on my thumb nail in my younger years and pointed it 90 Degrees to the stings , which , in my mature years is a technique almost impossible to change .
Thanks for all you concerns and interest - and I promise will overcome this shit situation.
Cheers

Betsy