Dear Cali:
You need not reply to this message, I just wanted to thank you again for passing along some of your wisdom.
After John's surgery tomorrow morning we will of course know more, and as things move along, I may contact you again in case I learn anything positive which you may not yet have knowledge.
I will share with you the fact that John and I married in 1957 and had one son together before divorcing in 1960. John was an only child and I stayed very close to his parents which meant that he and I kept a friendship of sorts alive all these years. I remarried in 1962 and my husband adopted my son, so John really was left alone in the world after both his parents died. It's a funny planet we live on, but we must always do what our hearts tell us is just so it is my husband who deserves a medal for putting up with "extras" in his marriage.
It is my sincere hope that you have a good support system for yourself...I think I understand how helping others find information aids you in dealing with your own illness. You are a brave woman. Sherrie