Bernard, I wish you a fast recovery from this unfortunate illness. Take your time. Walking is a most complex series of movements often underestimated. Luckily the human body has an enourmous capacity to recover. Hals und Beinbruch! For some funny reason Germans wish a person to brake his neck and his leg. They absolutely do not mean any harm but consider this strange wish the equivalent of Good Luck! Gr, Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernard Ferster To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 8:27 PM Subject: [HUG ] Re: A16 back At 09:34 AM 8/31/2008, you wrote: To whoever may be interested. I have been hospitalized for going on 6 weeks with a severe infectiion that settled in my lumbar spine and robbed me of the ability to walk. Now in rehab, learning to walk from scratch. I will save all the HUG messages, and will rejoin active discussions when I am back home. I still have a ton of Hassy stuff to dispose of! Best regards, David Hodge, Churchville, MD. Speedy recovery! In the meanwhile, let the good things come to you - anyone who has carries a Hassy and lenses and backs and stuff in search of a good images entitled to rest. .............................B.F......................................