Just wanted to post a (somewhat) brief message ~update on the Birthday. THANK YOU so very much to everyone who left me a hug or sent me a message today. I appreciate all of it more than you might know. It's not by any means been the day I would have hoped for, but something nice did happen, and I am very grateful My only friend (who is not "online only") called and we had a really good and long talk. This meant a lot to me for a few reasons....I thought she was at work today, she tends to be rather brief on the phone, and often kind of "distracted", but not at all today. It just felt so good to have someone tell me that they loved me and wished they could be with me (we live pretty far from each other). She listened to all my sad stuff, gave me her thoughts, and let me cry. Funny about acts of kindness....it is truly amazing how they can turn a day around. So just wanted to post something more positive, and once again....THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ~whimsy ps....I really don't know how I could have made it through the past year without you all