Dear Fmlers I am sadden by the news of Eric Shefferman having to go into the hospital. I AM A Modern Ferret subscriber and I am very willing to wait for the next issue. I have been a subscriber for about 2 years now and will continue to be one. Mary and Eric ARE MODERN FERRET!!!!. I do not have the pleasure of meeting these two ferret minded people, but I do know their work!!! I have found article upon article of hints, articles on ferret care, ferret first aid, ferret feeding tips, what to look out for, how to play with and in short How To Live With Your FERRET(S).!!! I am also very saddened by some of the posts I have read in the last three days. Saddened by the loss of ferrets, and saddened by some of the posts written by what I think are ferret-minded people but not with alot of compassion. Dee, I can understand your wanting to recieve something you have ordered BUT, at the same time all of the Modern Ferret subscribers are also waiting. Most of us are willing to wait for what we know will be forth coming and yes GOOD things are worth waiting for. I ask that all of you out there that believe in the power of prayer, pray for Eric's recovery and pray for strength for both Eric and Mary, I have prayed and will continue to pray for them both. We need Modern Ferret to survive as a much needed voice in our ferret community, To Understand Ferrets You have To Own (or be owned by) Ferrets. I know that there are other ferret magazines out there but for the most part they come out of California and some of the writters have even acknowledged in their articles that they themselves do not have first hand experience with the animals they are writting about!!!! Eric and Mary are "OWNED" by the Modern Ferret gang!!!! The last cover of the last issue I got (issue # 26 with Nikki Fritz on the cover) says "Ferret Care From Fellow Ferret Folks". I guess that says it best!!!! Thanks for listening to my humble Opinion!!!! Fred A. Hurd Reno, Nevada [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3149]