Thank you everybody. Although the extreme stress and sadness hasn't gone away, you guys have helped to calm me down somewhat. It's just so comforting to know that everyone here is so amazing -- to have people praying for you and your family when they've never even met you is just an awesome feeling.

Again, thank you so much. I sent the link to this thread to my mom earlier this evening and she called about an hour ago to tell me how much it meant to her to have you all thinking of us.

I'm driving out there tomorrow afternoon and will be spending most of my time there at the hospital...and the time in between will be spent with my mom. She's actually being pretty strong through this, and I've found a new respect for her.

I just wanted to let you know -- I probably won't be too active around here for the next week or so.

Thanks you guys. It's nice to be able to smile even when things are going so badly...