Book Board Chat

Hi, everyone. I'm going to make it my business to get out of FB and back in here to see the rest of my old ebay buddies!
Have read a thread from Liz Killian's daughter, who is keeping us up to date on Lizzie - most of us know her, I'm sure. She had a huge ulcer, as it turned out, took 4 pts of blood because it had been bleeding, and that affected her kidney so for now they're using dialysis (praying that that situation will stabilize soon)...she is being moved to a care center until she regains some strength since she still has some pneumonia, but then she can go home. Poor thing. Though we have never met, she's one of my favorite people (as are MANY many of you!).

Joanne - glad to hear you have a stair-climber...it'll save you two a lot of aggravation and pain! Good to see that you are still getting out and about to your diner and appointments. It's important to keep moving when we can, I think.

Beth - - my heart breaks for your student. My God, the kid has had so much to overcome, it seems like there is no justice in the world. Do let us know if he manages to graduate and how he does...we can only hope someone will mentor him if he seeks employment...and there is considerable help in that field for those with any kind of disability. Without you in his life, he'd have been lost long ago. You did great on his behalf, though I know it's sad to be involved in such an awful situation. Is Jerome doing better?

Ann - I discovered that there were two more Jane Whitefield books Thomas Perry wrote in 2012 or so, that I hadn't been aware of - the last one is called A String of Beads. I have it sitting here while I read Runner, which I missed when I first read these. My library only had a few of them, and until I bought a few through Thriftbooks I had missed many. Glad to be able to enjoy that character again. And the latest C.J. Box, Off The Grid, is being held for me at the library when it comes back in. He's a good author, but his books are not for the faint of heart...but then the life of a game warden and the atrocities he encounters is not either. The stories are set just on the other side of the Big Horn mtns from where I live, so I like them for that reason. I had always hoped he would get a series like "Longmire" - but they may be a little too, too.....down to earth, as it were, for some.

Diane, I see you and Patsy both in FB a lot, so we're caught up, pretty much... Anyone I'm missing? Don't mean to!! Hugs to all.