YEAH! We got this laptop from Mike's boss that he was going to get rid of because the port where you charge it was messed up. Mike brought it home to fiddled with it, but he couldn't get it to do much of anything. E, MY 9 YEAR OLD, GOT IT TO WORK!!!! I did have to take it in and have the port replaced because it would still turn off while you were in the middle of something, BUT STILL...I can feel the power coming from my fingertips! Ok, not really, but it is really exciting, right?

You know what's even more exciting? Mike and Pat (his brother) went to a seminar last night that was at Semmes-Murphy Neurology Center. It was about nerve stimulation. From what I understand (which isn't much, mind you), they (highly skilled neurologists) implant a device with many electrodes that when activated, zap you good and get rid of nerve pain. Te patient has a button or something to zap himself when he needs to. This has huge potential for both Mike and Pat, I believe, and they are going to talk to their docs about it. Mike's biggest thing is that this procedure is minimally invasive and really isn't dangerous. If it doesn't work, it can be reversed (unlike say, A SPINAL FUSION)! I think it is really good for both of them to be really looking at other possibilities. Please pray for them and the doctors to make wise decisions, and Lord willing, get some relief. I hope that if this is not the answer for one or both, that they would be pointed in the right direction. Chronic pain does funny things to the brain and the psyche...and there has got to be a different approach somewhere!