I have been out of pocket a while, probably truth be known, ignoring what I have been through and taking a break from thinking about it! I suspect that might not be an uncommon manner of coping...

At any rate, it has been about ten months now...I have had three surgeries, still have no teeth, and all reconstruction has been placed on hold because my thyroid became overactive (Grave's Disease) which the doc says is probably a combination of heredity and this year's stress triggering it.

I have been in good spirits most of the year, and continue to be. I feel several things have contributed to this, prayers primarily, but also the support of the people on this board. It helped greatly to read and hear the thoughts of others who have walked this same path.

That is really all I wished to say. I am here, will try to drop back in more often. At some point I would like to become active in helping bring attention to this thing in some way. I am starting to think about that...about how to make this all count for something.

Thanks for listening,
jj