Brother Flexed1
He is an icon.
Having gone through pancreatitis and other problems, I can relate (in a small way) to how he must be feeling.
I am not a praying person, but my thoughts for his recovery are definitely with him.
Medicine in the year 2002 can do wonders. But it costs money; in the U.S. big, big money without proper insurance.
I think it would be worth a "sticky" that everyone could read. This board has so many thousands of members. Money you'd normally spend at a restaurant multiplied by, say, 10,000 could go a long way.
Dexter