We saw the cardiologist today, and I have such a feeling of peace. He is so kind, and is very concerned with our feelings. He gave Martin a patch to wear that will keep nitro in his system all the time, and the arm pain attacks should cease. We are scheduled to have the roto-blade surgery on Friday the 13 of all days, but I am not superstitious- well not very much. The doctor listened patiently as I expressed my fears, and then, took my hand in his and looking me in the eyes said, "Mrs. See, I will take care of Martin, he will be fine". I felt his sincerity, and for the first time since this started, I felt that Martin will be okay. We also had to talk to our attorney about allegations ( falso) made by Martin's employer, and that made me very nervous, but Gloomy Gussy is gone, and I just went on and talked to him. He also, is such a wonderful man, and to have someone with his knowlege and expertise helping us, is much more than I ever thought we could have. We got a letter from the other attorney that is helping us with our workers comp case, and we will have a hearing on January 10. Again, having this man helping us is such a comfort and relief, I just could not do it by myself, as I don't have the knowlege and I am very naive as well. One thing I have learned throughout this last year is that sometimes you just can't trust people. That really saddens me, because it is so much easier to not have to worry that someone is trying to be fraudulent. For now, I am just going to live each day as it happens.

We had such a nice family dinner tonight, it was so much fun to sit around and just talk and joke with each other. Better yet, Martin cooked! I just played with Little Joe and visited with Cheryl, martin's sister, who came to take care of Little Joe today while we went to the doctor. Her son David and his family came over for dinner, and it was so lovely. I am so very thankful to have a family and so many loved ones. It seems that so far the new year will be interesting and full of blessings.

I will go on Saturday to the funeral of my dear friend who passed away this week. Already, many of my old friends who I haven't seen in some time have called to make sure I will be there. Martin is going too, along with Becky, Little Joe, Joe, Sissy and maybe her boys. We are taking desserts to the meal. It will be good to see everyone, even if it is a sad occasion. Years pass, and life goes on,