Crystal,

Thank you SO much. It'll sound silly, but I'm printing your post to paste into my "op journal" so I'll have it with me every day as I think and write about what's happening and what it means to me.

Attitude is vitally important to me, and mine has always been my steadfast rock, only lately challenged by pain and fear. Input such as yours reminds me to adjust my attitude and simply continue to have have faith.

I can't rely on yoga anymore (physically, anyway), and I doubt that Dr. B will let me bring my herd of 3 Danes and TheMinPin and the KittyKrew to the hospital to refresh my daily experience of joy , so anything that speaks to me will be extremely valuable. And your posts speak to me. I'm grateful to take your words with me on this journey.

Many thanks,
-j

p.s. And more thanks for the hint toward a good cleanse ... I'll be hunting it.