I know you from the IBS boards and decided today to follow your link. I am glad I did. It is nice to hear and see someone as accomplished as yourself who has struggled through your health issues and (in my eyes) won!

I can relate to your trip and the sorrow over your lost health and your friend's illness. You are lucky your husband is supportive. I find it very hard to get supportive family members as they all have some silly opinion that my diarrhea is all "in my head". . . So, with my new relapse it is back to the teaching hospital to make certain they did not overlook anything more serious. (I am also a Stevens Johnson Survivor.)

Best Regards,

Chris