In My Absence: Thanks!

From Barb: I wanted to stop by and thank everyone for all the kind words and thoughts I've received during my ongoing illness. A special note of appreciation also goes out to those who are keeping the site going with posts and comments in my absence. As many of you know, I came down with viral meningitis and went to the emergency room on the Sunday before election day -- not exactly the type of ending to election season I had anticipated. Instead of working on GOTV all day and then waiting for results with my fellow Dems, liveblogging from Victory HQ and celebrating our many victories, I was feverishly incoherent, hooked to an IV and on strong pain meds as the returns rolled in. Not very festive!

I was released from the hospital last Wednesday, November 8th, and am recovering at home. Mary Ellen, Bosco, Sunny and the parakeets have been wonderful. I've been ordered to stay in bed, get plenty of rest, and drink lots of fluids. You know the drill. I'm still on heavy duty pain meds, but I'm feeling better by the day and the worst is definitely over. Healing from this illness takes time so I'm still unable to resume blogging regularly, but I wanted check in with you in the meantime. Thanks again for hanging in with us. Let's hope Patricia Madrid can pull out a victory to make things even better. It can still be hard for me to believe that we now control both the U.S. House and Senate! --Barbara