Thank you, my dear, and thank you for the pm. Your empathy means much to me, as well.

But I have good things in my life-alll is not doom and gloom and I hate ranting and whining and that's why I haven't been around.

I have my beloved Maine Coon cat, Little Man. He is so loving and so sensitive to my moods that I can't be too upset or it upsets him! But he is my darling and sometimes he is the only reason I hang around. The hugs and kisses and the laughter made it all worth while.

I have a dear and beloved friend who is also my roommate. She is 26 years younger and I am not even allowed to carry in groceries anymore. So nice to be taken care of for a change and not always the caretaker. She is the kind of person that walks around with little rainbows above her head and my job, as I see it, is to help raise her self esteem.

And of course I have my faith. Faith in my greater power, in my work and in myself.

Again, thank you for caring. I feel like a house dropped on me lately, but no one better not dare touch my red sequin shoes!