Merry Christmas!!!!

[L Verge]

As some of you know, I have spent the last three months of 2016 recuperating from a health scare. I am happy to report that things are looking much better and I hope to be cleared by doctors to return to my desk at Surratt House in mid-January (probably on a part-time basis at first).

While I have grown jaded about Christmas celebrations over the years, this year has made me realize that our year-round presents come in the form of love and support from our friends. I have received so many get well wishes and prayers from folks in the Lincoln field and on this forum that I feel like Genna does about how important support groups are to physical and social healing.

Thank you, everyone, as I send my wishes for a wonderful and meaningful holiday season -- and feelings of love, friendship, and sharing that will last well into the future. It's not what is inside a package that makes Christmas (and every day) special, it's what is inside one's heart.