> Diane, You are in my prayers and will be untill we hear how your husband > responds. .......... Many of us will keep you in our prayers. >God Bless, Sam Thanks for your encouragement, Sam. I am responding to the list so that others will also know of my husband's progress. IF I have not responded to all of you personally (I have meant to) forgive me and consider this an update. Dale came home from the hospital last evening. He is far from well but they make them leave the hospital as soon as they are "stabilized", which he finally was. He is no longer on oxygen, at the moment, nor on IVs. The specialists have never discovered where the blood clots on both lungs were coming from. Of course, he is on large doses of blood thinner. Dale will get better. It just takes time....His biggest complaints right now are his lack of appetite and not having strength enough to be up and around (very hard for a Masonry Contractor). The prayers of so many friends ("cousins") on this wonderful list are a great comfort and a blessing to me.! Thanks again, Diane