very good question ponyboy.

i am a prime canidate for surgery. i'm told that my age ( do i have to tell? ), health, physical shape, besides the back, that i should heal well. have less pain hopefully and stop any future slippage of the vertebre.

one...i'm SCARED to death of having the surgery, but i also think that the money would be better spent on da monkeys educations. not to mention the legal fees i'm still incuring over the custody of grandmonkey. nothing really to do with my expected life i guess, but that maybe their lives would be better...kwim?