Message from Katy -- State of the Union

[Guest guest]

Friends, family:

> ...Sorry for the bait and switch. I figured I might avoid

immediate

> email deletion by tempting you with an exciting synopsis and

analysis

> of Bush's speech tonight! For now, wanted to give you a

brief

> update...

>

> In a nutshell:

> -- My last surgery showed negative lymph nodes (that is good

> news)..I'm feeling fine. Doing some strange looking post-surgery

> wall-climbing exercises (picture Sylvestor Stallone hugging the

> mountain face in his " -winning " Cliffhanger performance and

you

> get the idea..).

>

> -- I'll be getting chemo every other Wednesday for the next 16

> weeks. Kickoff is tomorrow. I'm under the care of a Sloan-

Kettering

> oncologist, but may switch to a local doc. For now,

I'm " commuting "

> to NY with the " Bonfire of the Vanities " crowd. If I hear any good

> stock tips I'll pass them on (eavesdropping on investment bankers

> while they down brews at the ferry bar is becoming a favorite

> pastime).

>

> I'm so appreciative of your support. Hope you are all staying warm

> and that you and your families are having a great start to the new

> year.

>

> Katy