Ian, Great post. Last summer I had a mild stroke. I didn't know what had happened, but I felt and acted weird enough that I checked into the hospital to find out what had happened. The tests showed that I had a mild stroke and that I had expereienced at least one other mild stroke or TIA in the past. I consider myself blessed in that I quickly recovered fully without any treatment. The main thing that I learned from that experience is a greater amount of sympathy with those who experienced a more severe stroke than I did. I said all that to say this: I am really proud of you, Ian, for how you and Pat related too each other, and I am proud to call you one of my friends from this and Chris's blogs. Most of all I am proud to be a member of a TEAM which makes stories like this not only possible, but common among TEAM members. DaveC