I missed many of your kind comments and thank you for them. Here is the status of me and my love ones:

I have just been told I will need to have my other hip replaced and am on the waiting list. Just don't like it...oh well.

My wife's cancer has not been cured but it has been stalled. To me that is very good news.

My best friend "Mr Dog" died recently and I miss him terribly. We have a new dog from the shelter. It helps somewhat. He needs a great deal of training.

So as you can see things are looking a whole lot brighter but the last 2 years have been awfully black and depressing. It is a real challenge to keep going but I guess you play with the cards you got. It is a humbling experience to be sick for so long and it is even more humbling when everyone in the same household is sick for so long. These were indeed some of my darkest days of my life.

Again thanks to all of you for your kind and thoughtful comments.