I had said in my last e-mail that we couldn’t do the surgery, but as it turns out, it seems that this might be feasible after all. I have been out of work for some time due to illness, so my husband is the sole breadwinner, and I don’t generally dictate major purchases. But my husband came home this afternoon, and before we took him to the new vet, he said that if Ach’s surgery was really necessary, we would get it for him. Our 15th wedding anniversary is coming up next month, and even after all these years, I still get blown away by how caring he is towards all the members of our family; how capable and strong he is as a family man, and as a human being. I could start crying again….