Hello Amy,
Thanks for your encouraging words. I double majored in Physics and Electrical Engineering, so I guess I'm "an inquiring mind and I want to know."
I forgot to mention earlier that Pat doesn't go anywhere now without a container of ice chips and a spoon. The cold of the ice soothes her throat a little and the additional liquid seems to help with the dryness.

As for me I'm now very familiar with Imodium AD. Normally that's not a product I would use, but it seems the last few weeks my system is out of sorts (as if I didn't know why). Sometimes I don't know whether to wind my watch or scratch my head but we'll eat this elephant one bite at a time. We'll just start at the tail and work our way forward.

Thanks again. God bless.

Walt