Thanks so much to the following members for their good wishes expressed on this thread and elsewhere.
In order of appearance: Ultra Lord Commander, LAK, Moderator Rapine, Scrub, Tuff, Greywolf, Dutch, Forum Elder Master Nero Attoru, Master Seblaise, Racona, Taegin, Illyiss, Moderator Kham, Blacktooth, Lord Tohmas, Master Medwyn, Ryan, Hazard, VladdyT, Therion, Prowl, Landen, Isola.
appreciation points to all
RevanReborn just laughed a whole bunch... so I'm not sure if that was an endorsement or not ?! lol