> Everyone has been so kind to me. I am so grateful for the support you all have shown me through my medical and cancer challenges. Thank you so much for the love and kindness that has been with me, giving me a chance to heal and recover..

> I thought I was doing just that. I thought I was more or less free and clear. I went back to work. The plan was to rebuild my business and my life by working and teaching and taking care of Sunny the horse. I started work in Placerville, and rebuilt strength and stamina and was planning to restart my bi-weekly work in Palo Alto.

It seems the universe had a different plan. February 1st started with symptoms like a stomach flu. By next day I was in Marshall Hospital with a shoulder joint infection, though it wasn't diagnosed for the first week. With the exception of a couple of days spent with a friend who took wonderful care of me, I have either been in the hospital or Gold Country Skilled Nursing Facility for the entire month and counting.

> Seemingly out of the blue, an infection lodged in my right shoulder joint. Before chemo, my body most likely would have handled it without my ever knowing about it. Instead it grew and became very dangerous. The doctor said it could have infected the bone, the marrow and the blood, and could have been deadly. The surgeon made three laparoscopic cuts, drained the infected area, and flushed the joint with antibiotics and recommended three weeks of IV antibiotics, not available in pill form. IV antibiotics three times a day. The presence of the infection caused frozen shoulder which can take months to years to resolve.

> There is some good news in all of this. The three weeks of IV antibiotics are almost up and have been very effective. My discharge date is March 8th. I just had a slew of blood tests including one that indicates the infection level in my shoulder. The number it produces is supposed to be 1 or less. My number was very low, 0.2.

> There is an excellent physical and occupational therapy department here and I have been going 6 days a week since I have arrived, most days going twice a day. Most people don't start physical therapy until two to four months after the onset of frozen shoulder, but I was able to start after only two weeks, and I believe I can be back to work in two to four more weeks, way ahead of the usual expectation, even though my work requires good range of motion and strength. At some point soon, working will actually be therapeutic. It will be good for the muscles and joints to be moving and engaging with pressure, lubricating and clearing as I go through the day.

> After this past year, even with your help I have really been tapped out financially. I had a plan to rent out a room in my house in the short term while I organized and got rid of stuff with a plan to sell my house and drastically downsize. I was working on it. I placed an ad for the room in my house. All of that came to a screeching halt when I went in the hospital. I'm okay for this month, March, but there is nothing for April and beyond.

> I completely understand if you feel that you have already done all you could do to help. I am ever grateful for your love and generosity. Thank you, many times over.

> If you can help, Thank you, thank you once again.

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