Dear friends and readers of "The Song Remains the Same",

I'm so sorry for my prolonged absence, and for the lack of updates to the serial, and I just wanted to briefly explain what's been going on with me.

As many of you are already aware, my husband has been very sick for a long while and I'm sorry to say he passed away toward the end of last month. It is, at least, a comfort that the end was quick and he was at home with me when it happened, which is what he wanted.

I am fortunate in having kind friends who are taking good care of me and, at the moment, I'm just slowly getting through the things I have to do and taking each day as it comes. I still have a long way to go but I'm slowly moving toward returning to a semblance of some kind of routine, and I hope to start catching up with you all again in the not too distant future.

I ask you, please, don't give up on the serial because, I promise you, I haven't. I want and need to get back to it as soon as I can. Writing has been a saving grace to me in troubled times before and now, more than ever, I'm going to need the solace of being with my boys and writing their story, and it means so much that you all share that journey with me. Your words of support and encouragement are more important to me than I can express.

I want to thank you all so much for your great support and loyalty and promise that if you can continue your kind patience for a little longer, I hope to begin posting again early in the new year.

In the meantime, I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season, and my best wishes for the coming year.