[Saundra Duffy]

Thanks for your thoughtful, insightful comments. A long time ago when I was a young mother, I lost two baby boys. Long story. Matthew was three days old when he died and Mark was still-born. Anyway, in order to survive the funeral and all the torment, my doctor gave me something to get me through. I forget the name of it. I only had to take it a few times. I'm not proud that I needed a drug but on the other hand I'm not ashamed either. I don't know how I would have been able to sleep . . . and you have to sleep in order to get better. Anyway, that was a long time ago and I survived. I will call Mary tonight and check on her. May the Good Lord bless us all as we strive day by day to be better.

[Ditter]

The reason I said what I did about drugs is because depending on the person, it could easily go from 'something to let me sleep' to 'something to make me forget the pain'. As you know, nothing but the passage of time will do that.