Thank you for the kind wishes.

Yesterday was REALLY tough. Mostly I was panicky and withdrawn. Also didn't sleep much Saturday night and had no sleep Sunday. I ended up calling in sick to work (which, on your birthday looks ... BAD) because it was too much to take.

Things got a little better after the wife came home - she's pretty good at grounding me. After a while we got out for a late dinner (very late, nearly 10pm before I was up to it), then came home.