I am still enjoying retirement. Everyday, the first thing I think of upon awakening is "Yea, I don't have to go to work today!" However, it has been a busy month, with my mother who is STILL in rehab. Last Sat, we made another trip to the hospital, where she rec'd a PICC line, and was started on Vancomycin. She goes back to the surgeon Thurs, accompanied by me. I have some serious questions for that doc! The OTs in the Rehab Ctr have said that whether or not Mom gets D/ced home will depend upon their recommendation and not the surgeon's. She is doing fairly well, but still has to strengthen her leg muscles. Guess this is the result of many years of a no exercise lifestyle. My friend had a Radical on Thursday. All the ducts were taken on one side, as the CA had spread. A CAT scan revealed no CA in other parts of her body. She said she would be home by Sunday to enjoy a Super Bowl party. Lets hope she makes it! Rec'd a letter from a soldier in N Iraq, based at a support hospital. He writes: "Every Iraqui I have met to date has been entirely gracious and grateful..... Detainees...are bewildered to discover that people wearing the same uniform as the people they were conspiring to kill just hours before are going to treat them better than their own health care system has ever treated them." There are more stories, but you get the point!