I can't thank you enough for all the encouragement here. And, to Vanpaddler, thanks for reminding me to try to see things from the other side. I never once considered that he might feel useless, and that has to be just awful. We have a brush pile that needs burning - and with the break of a few nice days here, we have one last chance. That's my project for tomorrow, and I do believe I'm going to need help. :o)

We've had interesting news from the doctors, but I'll post that on my thread in Fear and Anger. It's good news for now, but I'm certain to stay with this forum. Everyone here has been amazing!