Sorry guys, this isn't an update. As I'm woefully behind schedule for this and my other story already, for which I humbly apologize, I thought I would send you a quick note to let you know that I am coming back.
For anyone who might be interested I'd like to offer a reason for my absence. I can honestly say that the last two months of my life have been the most difficult to endure thus far in my life. My very brave mother lost her battle with cancer, after a relentless struggle, she was defeated in mid-September and since then I've been lost in a mixture grief, anger and sadness.
To be fair, while I personally feel like I've been going through the mill recently, it is nothing compared with what some of you have had to deal with given all the disasters that have struck since my last post back in September:
Hurricane SANDY devastated parts of the Eastern Seaboard and left thousands of you homeless, injured or bereaved yourselves; I wanted to let you know that I've been thinking of you all and I fervently hope that in time you'll be back in your homes, once again surrounded by your friends and loved ones.
I'm not sure I should be pouring my heart out to you all in this way, and I'm grateful to those of you who are still reading, but I needed to vent before I exploded. Thank you for listening and I hope to hear from you once I get the update loaded at Thanksgiving. Best of luck to you all, for whatever you're going through in your own lives at this time.
Thank you all - the kindness of strangers never fails to astound me, truly.