We thank you for your prayers, Susie Sis'
Mary is making 'forward-progress' ie: positively 
Initial anxieties,  have [certainly] taken a place in history 
which is, remarkably obvious ~to all who know her 
She has 'lost' most of her hair from her head  
~with just a thin coating remaining [no bald patches as-yet]
Today, she left the house to attend some social thing she does
and to my surprise [ie: with hindsight] 
I did not ask-her, '
Where ? she was going'
Not! that I was in any way, 'disinterested' 
but, in respect, of the fact that this
 lady
was
 independant for 14 years BEFORE we met
and, is self-determinate
She gave me a kiss [before leaving] and told me "I love you and I will see you later"
and 'that' was her 'last words' to me, this afternoon
To my mind, Mary is 
making her way, back, to her old-self... albeit it, presently
she is [still] a shadow, of her former physical-being [a bag of bones]
Her personality, has returned 'strongly'  

and her confidence, along with it 
Yes,  it IS, what we have 'inside' that truly-matters... our bodies, will suffice us 
for he duration of our stay here \o/
Yes, prayers really do count and His grace, makes a huge difference to our lives 
dave