I'm glad for these strides! I truly am. And I'm glad if this is a bigger step than I've understood it to be, too. I got to read most of the early briefings and statements and then the broadcast news, of course, which is mostly just the headlines. But I've not been tuned in since early today because of so much work!

I'm tired as the dickens right now. And I find that if I spend too much time on this subject, I totally personalize it and begin worrying about my son. So I should probably take a breather and not try and write or think about it more. Thanks for helping show me the positives here, my sweet Bud. I needed to read some of those.

I'm now going to depart and allow myself to be taken out to dinner by my husband and son. Steak at Ruth's Chris seems to be on the menu, followed by Italian ices. Somehow I think my mood is going get better since food's involved . . . . Later, friends.