oh good it doesn't sound as hard as it is. guess you have made a really good big step, sue!

yes, you need to eat more anyway! when I hugged you, you were a skeleton.

gums, thanks for joining me I chew a lot lately under stress so I'd not grind and breaking my jaws! but not recently because it's a bit sore.. ..be careful with your jaws.

one time my (bio) mother who smoked for eleven years until she had me, she started with regular gums, about a year later after all the time she didn't realize she have been grinding her teeth every night.. one morning, she woke up, yawning and there went a *pop*! her jaws stucked opening for at least 6 hours....painful she recalled!

anyway, keep us (especially me) updated!