Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Ed and I send our best wishes to all of you for a very merry Christmas! And if you celebrate something else, then very merry that holiday too!

My treatment on Tuesday went well except for a strange reaction to the Benadryl, which I've never experienced before. Toward the end of the 20-minute infusion, I became very lightheaded, a feeling that persisted for about two hours. The nurse insisted that was normal, but I've been treated with Benadryl many times before and only once had a problem (and that was due to too high a dose). We had to take a cab back to Port Authority (you can imagine what that cost mid-afternoon on a gridlock alert day) rather than the subway because I couldn't stand for very long. By the time we got home (more than two hours on the road in traffic), I felt much better. I hope that was a one-time-only occurence.

We still have snow on the ground, although it's due to rain here tomorrow night into Saturday, so it will be a white Christmas after all.

Wherever you are and whatever you do, may you enjoy the love and comfort of friends and/or family, and may the joy of the season fill you with hope and the promise of a better tomorrow.