Cora, I just saw your visitor's message to me about surgery at my age. If you would like to talk more on this subject, please email me at clairepeters@sbcglobal.net. I will be glad to share my opinions with you as to my own journey, and why I took it.

I see you must have been my age when you had your surgery. I wonder if this is the right thing to do at this age. After all, we don't have all that many years to live. I don't think about adding years to my life. I think about the 15 or so years I have left having a good quality of life. I guess even the young people have all kinds of fears and I am sure my feeling is normal. Please tell me it was worth it. That is what I want to hear.