Hi All!

I'm still here too, just incredibly busy---kids, work, band, and the
cycle repeats!

I'm home this week, though, with strict instructions from my doctor to
rest for a week. I ended up in the hospital overnight last week with
pericarditis (inflammation of the membrane around the heart,
basically) and it pretty much knocked me for a loop. So work and band
are on hold for this week, and I'm still feeling pretty tired most of
the time so I'll be working my way very gradually back into things.
I'm on the mend, though, and taking advantage of the time to catch up
on some correspondence and read some books and things like that. Oh,
and I'm sitting on my porch enjoying the fresh air and sunshine quite
a lot, too!

Hearing-wise, everything's more or less stable, I guess. My hearing's
gotten a bit worse in my left ear, so I'm supposed to go to an
otologist this summer who (according to my ENT) has lots of experience
with otosclerosis.

Anyway, that's the news from here for now. I enjoy reading the
updates from everyone and keep telling myself I need to post an update
myself, but I've been absolutely snowed under with work and other
stuff for the past year. I suppose it's time for me to figure out a
way to slow down, huh?

Take care!
Alea