There was little in Roger’s life that he did not share with her and it gave Eleanor a sense of security and comfort about him. -0- When Roger arriv...d home in Toronto, he carried with him two new items. The first was a piece of art, specifically a brass and wire three dimensional wall hanging of a pier with a fishboat along side, seagulls on the shed roof and a couple of fishermen standing on the wharf. It would have been a cliché if it weren’t for the whimsical nature of the rendering and the. I could almost see the smile on her face and the thrill in her eyes. She has had her teeth repaired and of course goes to the dog park a few times a week. She has joined a support group as a councilor for agoraphobics. Although mostly on line, she offers advice plus offers of help to those who want it. Eve said it only takes that first step from your prison to start you on the road to freedom. I left the park that day in complete admiration of this brave woman who took this catastrophic illness. …I awoke in darkness. My eyes were not adjusted to how dark the room was, no light at all. I was half asleep and still a little bit drunk. My mind wasn’t working properly and I was confused as to what time it was and why I had woken up.I could feel a vague presence in the room. The covers were away from me and I couldn’t feel them anywhere. I was too drunk and tired to bother so I put my head back down on the pillow; my eyes quickly fell heavy and closed. After a while, I fell back into an even. I’m no expert on lion anatomy, but I’ll bet that she must have hit its heart.The lion dropped in mid-stride and Hippolyte was forced to turn loose the shaft of the lance to keep from breaking it. Her reaction was, [Jane, that was wonderful! I’ll never doubt you again. I could never have stayed mounted when my lance was buried in the lion without this wonderful saddle and the stirrups. Not only that, the longer lance made it possible to kill the lion without it ever getting close enough to hurt.