Thanks for those kind thoughts, folks. I'll tell them you are thinking of them.
I'm just about to head off on the long drive.
Hi Kerry. My daughter is, actually, a lawyer herself, with Queensland Natural Resources (water): typically underfunded. They do have laws, and she is certainly no dummy, but the department head seems to think that if she is doing the job, she should work just as hard as the able bodied (like, them). He says he is not telling her to, but makes it plain that it would not be good for her career if she doesn't. The public service was her only option. She has been working on her masters in environment and planning law as well, not long recovered from a busted knee (she trips over a lot) and a recent dose of Gardia, and is just about at the end of her tether. But she is very stubborn, if rather timid at times, lives on her own and is very independent, and will bounce back, I'm sure.
Hmmmm. That should be in the discrimation thread, I suppose.
My son was diagnosed with t/cancer a while back. Had a half operation and very minimal treatment because they thought they had caught it and, at 26, he doesn't want to miss out on having children. It is the most aggressive form of 3, apparently, and his tests are still positive. So, he has some hard decisions to make. He is the strong silent type, and doesn't want to accept that he might not make it. At the same time, he wants to make sure his afairs are in order (he's a very meticulous person).
Had better get on the road, hey. Will give me a change to think about the therapeutic properties of love, and lots of other things.
Take care all.
Rob