You could get some 14-16 gauge wire and eye screws. Spools of wire and little boxes of the eye screws are available at the big box stores. Run the wire through the screws. I'd drill small holes first so the wood doesn't split.

OMG! Since I'm a "slow" senior, it took a minute for it to sink in. Once it did, I laughed so loud it woke my DH--who was supposed to be watching the news. Moni, this is so funny, I'd like to pass it on; I'll give credit as to where I read it.

I'm so sorry Leslie. As someone who has had a brain tumor I know how scared you are. Do you know if the tumor is malignant? Does it have a name? I had a benign tumor called an Acoustic Neuroma. It was a slow growing tumor that was 3cm when they found it so it had to be there for a long time to get that big. It was "kissing" the brain stem (that's how one of the doctors decribed it.) The best advice I can give you is don't rush into anything and do your homework. Since I don't know what kind of tumor your DGS is dealing with I can't help with that but will be glad to if you can provide a name. I opted for radiation because the surgery was so high-risk. I found that they could do one large dose of radiation which could cause collateral damage or a series of smaller doses to minimize or eliminate collateral damage. I went with the small doses called Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery at Johns Hopkins. I had 5 treatments over a 5 day period. The only side effects were vomiting one day and I was very tired and slept alot for a few days. That was in March/April 2000 and I am fine. With radiation I was told the tumor would never go away completely but would die and not cause problems. That is what has happened. I had an MRI again last year and everything was great. Now I don't know if Nate is candidate for FSR but it's worth looking into. They don't do this just everywhere - at least they didn't 8 years ago so you may have to look around for a place that does this. You can email me if you want more information or just a shoulder to cry on. Linda

Morning blond senior moment! Made the pot of coffee no problem. Got out loaf of bread & put slice in toaster, got butter and milk out, got sugar bowl and cereal out, got napkin, butter knife, bread plate, cup, spoon, bowl and little pitcher YEA did all that without thinking. Great start don't you think? I poured milk into little pitcher, poured coffee into cup, managed to get cereal into bowl. So far not bad I spooned a bit of sugar into the coffee added a splash of milk took a sip mmmmmmm okay the day is going good so far and I've been up ten minutes. WOOHOOOOO Turned to get the toast. Opps never pushed the lever down no toast yet. Well no big deal it only takes a minute. A few more sips of coffee, pushed the lever down and sipped a bit more coffee. I put milk away (in the pantry) put bread away (in the fridge) and put away the cereal (in the bread box). I realized what I was doing and fixed it. Milk in fridge, bread in bread box and cereal in pantry okay got it!. Now for the toast. CARP! forgot to plug in toaster, still no toast! Plug in toaster, sip more coffee and get a pat of butter off stick then put the butter dish in fridge. MMMM sip more coffee now I'm ready for another cup. Pour second cup of coffee add bit of sugar and milk just as toaster pops up the toast. Snatch toast out and put it on plate, smear the butter on it and unplug toaster. Put plate on tray with rest of breakfast pick up tray and head for the patio to enjoy breakfast and newspaper alfresco. Sat down and put tray on table, sipped a bit of coffee. Opened paper and set it up to just pick up and read as I eat. Took sip of coffee mmmmm then promptly poured the coffee of my cereal. Looked at the tray with the toast and bowl of cereal and little pitcher of milk and just could not figure out what was wrong with the scene! I reached for my coffee cup found it empty and was surprised I had gone through my allotted 2 cups already. Why did I still have milk left in my pitcher??? I picked up my paper and started reading. Picked up my spoon and dug right into the cereal. Strawberry Special K with coffee. Not the best tasting combo so I tossed it out on the compost pile. I got the last of the coffee ate my toast and drank my little pitcher of milk as I read my paper. Gee I had been up for 1/2 hr and felt like the day should be over already. In the 4 hrs since I've managed to break my last pair of sun glasses, drop my toothbrush in the toilet, lock my keys in the truck and turn all my undies pink in the washer. Where the heck did that red shirt come from? I don't even where red! It's just after noon and I have to go shopping. Okay rude Walmart employees FEAR THIS! LIL