I was chatting with Harriet Levy on the phone last night and I told her that 
I'd found a Big Book (hard back variety) at a flea market and how sad I felt 
that someone would sell their copy.
 
Well, this led to other discussions and I told her the story of my first big 
book...when I went into treatment I was reading Stephen King's Tommyknockers 
and wasn't about to let THEM take that away.  They said I could have one 
"outside" book, so I kept it for free reading times.  After I read the first 
bit of the BB and was "convinced" I knew EVERYTHING I needed to know, I took 
the cover off Big Blue and put it on Mr. King's novel (both about the same 
size)...well, they'd come by at night to do a bed-check and there I was 
propped up in bed, sound asleep with my "BB" face down on my lap.  They 
really thought I was a super-devoted member of my group :-)!!!  Reading 
myself to sleep EVERY night.
 
Funniest thing happened though.  Mr. King's novel came to an end before 
treatment did so I resorted to that Blue Thing they gave me and guess 
what...it made better reading, more sense and saved my silly ass more than 
"my" BB did!!!!
 
()s to all
 
Linda
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