Aside from the political implications of Johnson's condition and what it might mean for us and HR810, I couldn't help but have special empathy since I once had/still have something similiar - AVF or arterio-venous fistulas (AV connections with no capillaries) in my abdomen from birth. When I was a grad student at UCLA they bled and I was a "rare bird' in the hospital there. Had 2nd surgery for them 2 years later. At that time and since I never contemplated how catastrophic this could be in the brain. Sure hope the Senator survives as I did. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Ray