Slick, your post this afternoon has made me feel considerably better.

I truly do understand..........you mentioned a long list of things you wanted to accomplish prior to your surgery.

All of us in our own way are very sensitive to you right now - we all care a great deal and each will show that in a different way.

You have a ton of friends here who care about you far more than you could ever imagine.

I, as always, will be glad to do anything that I can to help. But, at the same time, I realize, that I need to respect your privacy.

But, sometime in the future, I am looking forward to picking you up at the airport - and you will be wearing something absolutely outrageous and I will have to try to act normal. (whatever normal for me is)

I want you to be able to swim with the dolphins, and so help me, if you rent a dolphin costume - I will bring a tub of water to the airport.