@lagrange5, @johnbishop, @gingerw, @californiazebra, @loribmt, and all...You are way too kind and sweet. Thank you for the nice words. I was in a good place in my head and heart as my son was able to get his nerve ablation procedure, although it was quite a full and trying day, and he had received an increase in his pump meds. So, he was finally on his way to some better times. For a while...

Also, I stayed away from him for a day and went out to run errands-to a lab to get tests done, groceries, candles that I love to have on hand, and I stopped in to visit a wonderful upscale consignment shop I haven't visited for several years and dearly love and enjoy cruising through to see the goodies. I haven't had a day totally for me in many, many years so this was a very special day. That's what you see in my face. Some bit of pure joy having the time to do something only for me, that I wanted to do, when I wanted to do it! Yea!

I should have sent one without sunglasses, but oh, well.

Lori, you are a hoot! I'm a hat lady myself. Wear them every chance I get, but I'm out in the sun never and outside only to walk to and from my car or a building or such. No outside walks recently, but if I were to enjoy a walk I'd have a big, floppy hat and a shirt partly covering my arms. As you see, I'm very fair, Mom had curly red hair. Dad had straight black hair. I actually got some of both, color black with waves and at times curls, not especially obedient, so I've had short hair for most of my life. Highly recommend short hair for humid climates. Also, there are wonderful new products, even at the drug store, for curly hair, for gray hair, to make gray hair sparkly and not frizzy, to treat hair to make it healthier. And, I've lost hair in the past due to meds and treatments as have you. But, it grew back white/silver/with some black, and very curly. Wild hair life is fine with me since I let it do its thing, just do my best to make it look like I want it to do what it wants to do...

I've gained due to steroids so have a differently shaped face now, but I'm learning to deal with it and recognize myself most days. You are all wonderfully accepting.

The funny thing, I did get my son a couple of things while out. Can't not have him on my mind, but it was fun to browse on my own timeframe, even if I'm back on antibiotics and had a fever. It was a great day. I saw so many wonderful sights outside my car window! Exhausted, I've been in bed most of today.
Blessings all, Elizabeth