> Hello Bob!
> 
> How are you getting along up there now that the other dogs have left the 
state?

I'm getting along as well as can be expected.

> Why do you need to find homes for them?  Am I missing something?  Are 
you okay?

I'm terminal.  I've lost 80% of normal kidney function and am losing more 
at the rate of about 2% per month.  Absent a minor miracle I'll be done by 
the end of the year.  The dogs are going to need homes
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