[Mark17]

"Catholics have no hope..."

Why do you say things like this, which are not true and which you couldn't possibly know?

I don't know about others, I just know about my OWN experience. I did not have much hope. I do now.

I hope you are getting more healthy with each passing day.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Thank you for your kind wishes. I AM getting healthier. I find I can only say the Rosary or the Divine Mercy chaplet when I'm walking, so that provides the kick-in-the-pants of motivation that gets me going. I'm walking around the neighborhood without my quad cane, looking at dogwoods and dandelions and trying not to trip over sidewalk cracks and broken pavement.

I am obviously slow and not well-balanced, but just to breathe the air is a Good Thing.

Being on a ventilator for 16 days was horrible, even though it saved my life.

That, and about a million prayers from FReepers, friends and family. Man, I owe a TON of prayers.

It's given me a lot to think about.