Al,
I'm relatively new to this site and I'm touched by the number of folks who care. You have definately touched the lives of many people. We car folks are a special breed...we take care of our own.
You made a comment in one of your posts...something about, and I'm paraphrasing here, why bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to those who dont deserve it. I dont have an answer. We cant decide what happens to us in this life, but we can decide how we react.
That being said, I'd like to share this quote from C. S. Lewis that I think appropriate...
"We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us, we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be."
We dont know why things happen the way they do. We just need to trust and believe it is all for the best. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers...