It's been a very lucky week for me. There is a tumor in my neck, a couple actually, but the doctor thinks they are benign. I am in the watchful waiting phase, checking myself every day for signs of growth, but I think thongs will be ok.
As for the earthquake, I am lucky that I live in nagoya, which is in central japan. We had shaking fo 3 minutes, a 4.0 on the scale, but we are fine. I'm really hoping we don't get anything worse.
Gallant lives near Fukuoka, so it's highly unlikely he got hit by the quake. However, I think that he may be doing relief work now, since he is military. I hope that he is doing ok.
Everyone, thank you for your concerns. Your kindness through this last week up to now has been really important to me.