In reply to @friedrich Thanks for your kind wishes... the group you're in sounds wonderful. I especially like your observation about using your own suffering to learn compassion for others. Not sure if I've posted about a book that has been extremely helpful for me with LC: "How To Be Sick," by Toni Bernhard. She's an amazing role model and a Buddhist... and she teaches her readers how to live our best lives with LC (or any chronic illness). I'm trying to learn to live this altered life of mine with compassion and gratitude, and this Forum is one of the things I'm most grateful for. Namaste...