Michael,

I've been thinking about you - so glad and grateful for your post. I think about your research many a time when I read about new findings. Yesterday was one of those days when you wake up feeling useless to everyone [for those of us who do that ]- I need a Nathan fix [my grandson].

In the movie The Bucket List, two men take off and do things they wanted to do before they die. What I identified with most was the fact that one of them left his family to travel with this man he met in a hospital. The need to be with someone else who was going thru the same thing was that strong. That is similar to the conflicts in my life. This forum and friends I have made through it can make the difference between coping or crashing with this illness. That was a long way of saying thanks to the comments from Michael and Tena.

Michael please don't be so scarce...would love to hear from you more often.

paula