Ha Ha!!!! I am new here and this is the best thread ever! You guys and gals are crackin me up! I mean I know it was a serious question but once we got to the meerkats and carebear land and was just high comedy! SeanDavis, have the last word, you're good at it and it always makes me chuckle. And worms, did we have to go there with worms eeewww. Do these threads really have to stay on point? Is that so important? That's a serious question because I'm new here and you all seemed a little riled when things were getting off the topic, I don't want to be breaking rules? And if anyone cares I thought Maggie did post a question only really wanting support to go to Africa. I think she new what she was going to do before she posted the question. And more power to you Maggie, if you know you are taking your intrepid self over to Africa and it's just the small details of cutting a few apron strings, heck we've all been there. I don't know a blessed thing about Africa but I think we've all been treated to more fungus, wormy info then we were looking for <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> As for cutting apron strings and reasurring family, friends, med staff, I would maybe vote for the "life is dangerous" "we could all go anytime" "what's the point of fighting so hard to stay alive if I don't ever really live" arguements. They're pretty standard, but that's because they're hard to argue. be patient with the family etc., they love you <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">