Gee whiz, DonnaJean -- finally a medically necessary reason to smoke pot and because it is smoking, that won't work. When I was getting chemo, and for those who haven't had the pleasure it looks kind of like a dormitory with a long row of patients, there was one guy who in a loud voice kept demanding a prescription for marijuana for his appetite -- and he must have topped 300 lbs. at about 5'8". All up and down the line the rest of us were trying very hard not to laugh.

On a more serious note, you are absolutely right about time being a healer. What we all need to realize is that our bodies have undergone a terrible assault, and the variables of state of health, other disease, and age all play a part in determining how readily or slowly we bounce back. Patience is definitely a virtue we could all use more of (says THE most impatient patient ever).

Joanna