Thank you Divine. Yes he has been very supportive in the past. This issue with his daughter is quite serious - she is hospitalized with an unknown brain problem. They've done a biospy and now they are checking for cancer. So yes, he is pre-occupied. I have done my best despite what I am going through to be supportive - especially a good listener. I have not expected all his attention (that would be horrible of me) but I do expect that when I first talked about the seriousness of my own health and the likelihood of surgery that it would have gotten his attention.