Welcome back online Mike. Soooooo very glad to see you "here".
Happy New Year and best wishes for a less "exciting" 2010!

Bob Stevens
Salt Lake City

On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Mike Collum <collum@myfairpoint.net> wrote:

> Hi All!
>
> This is the first time I've been on the computer since October.  I
> haven't been trying to ignore anyone, I've either been in a hospital or
> simply not up to the task.
>
> I have yet to read all the list posts from then to now and I'm
> embarrassed by the amount of traffic.  If I had my druthers, nothing
> would have been said to the list until it was all over but the shouting.
>
> I want to thank everyone for their good wishes and a special thanks for
> the tulips.  They arrived in perfect condition ... not a blemish on any
> of them.  I'm "beholding" to you guys!!
>
> I have a lot of personal mail to write, both snail and electronic, but I
> won't get started until later tonight or tomorrow as I'm soon getting
> ready to go for dialysis.  Meanwhile, just remember that all of you hold
> a special place in my heart. I can't wait 'til I can go camping with you
> again ... well, as many of you as possible anyway.
>
> I have to use oxygen 24/7 and my kidneys haven't worked since October
> 20th.  I'm not sure if the lungs will get any better but it's looking
> like the kidney function will never return.  The way I see it, it won't
> keep me from traveling.  It'll just mean that I'll do things a little
> differently and give me opportunities for meeting people that I wouldn't
> have otherwise met.
>
> Mike
> Glade Spring, VA (winter)
> Houlton, ME (summer)
>