Dear Group, A number of you have written to me privately letting me know that you're concerned with my wellbeing and giving me encouragement regarding my recuperation from breast cancer surgery. Thanks a GREAT big bunch to all of you. I know that I didn't respond to each and every one of you but I hope you understand. You're a very dear group. Under the circumstances, I thought you might like to read what I wrote last night. I'm just now getting around to sending it to you. It looks like I'll be comin' around the mountain shortly! It's very late at night, I had already shut my computer down, but I knew that I just couldn't go to sleep without writing this message to you. You see, within the past two days it seems that my brain and thinking ability have finally surfaced above the nastiness of having to cope with all of the physical stuff that has been going on in my life over the past number of months. And it appears that I didn't suffer any permanent "brain damage" due to the ordeal. It looks like I may actually get back to normal!! WHOOPEE!!! And that's when the old folk song, "She'll Be Comin' Around the Mountain,'" popped into my head. And that's the way I feel right now. As the song indicated to me, I had hoped that eventually I would find myself comin' around the mountain, and then when the song goes, "she'll be driving six white horses when she comes," I guess that's when I put it all together. I feel like I'm finally coming around the mountain and By George, I feel like I'm driving a team of six white horses full steam ahead as I'm dashing down the other side of the mountain! WHOOSH! It's an exhilarating feeling! But, pssst! don't expect a whole big bunch of stuff out of me right this very minute. I still have visiting nurses to contend with on a daily basis to change the dressing over my "wound." I know that I'm not out of the tunnel yet, but I shur can see the light at the end of it!! But, hey, I've got a team of six white horses just waiting for me to take the reins! The light just gets brighter and brighter!! luvya, vee