Dayna & lil'ferret}} (that's a hug!) I have to second the nomination of the name "Spero".... I am thinking about a friend who lost a leg to diabetes (actually an infection that's a diabetic complication) years ago. Even though he knew it was going to happen and had been in the hospital a long time and had counselling in preparation the amputation was still a shock. He is doing OK, now... just a week or two later he was driving his wife up the wall looking for stuff to do around the house. [Posted in FML issue 1567]