thanks so much guys for your prayers and thoughts! Tom, yeah, we just gotta try to have faith. really, there's nothing else we can do. mike...he needs to stay away from the ciggies too. while he was in intensive care and totally out of it, he was screaming for cigarettes. he's been a big man ever since i was a little girl. sigh. i hope he'll be able to make some changes once he gets out of the hospital. yep...Big Macs are a big no-no for him. thanks so much again everyone!