Karen, sorry I didn't see this until now, it has been a busy week for me so I haven't had time to check in at Pet Talk for a few days.
I'm sorry to hear that you had to have surgery, glad to hear that it went well and that you are healing and that you should be able to enjoy eating a bigger variety of foods again.
I love Stella, you should bring her up to visit her Vermont cousins at the factory and take a tour sometime.
She is a Good Wishes Fairy Bear so she is a very special Bear, that was very nice of your client to send her to you.