Patty- I've seen it done to fridges by making a box that is applied over the door but not in a long time. Problems are clearance and stress on the hinges. Since fridge hinges have gotten poorer in recent years I would not panel one that was not designed for it. Panel ready DWs have heavier springs needed to support the extra weight. Ontario- have not looked at an Ikea box in a decade, can't say. No idea who is making Canadian Thomasville, US is Shock AFAIK. Brands at HD are same as at dealers so any of their better are fine. Note that around here many (not all) dealers often beat the box price, good idea to check. Even with a tight budget it is a good idea to shop for a person instead of a cabinet. Determine a number ask if they can get what you want for what you want to spend. Just asking for the cheapest doesn't work too well though.

OMG, I love the 'rack'! It very much relieved my compressed nerve pain. I had to adjust my rear view mirror every time I left my chiro! Peppi, keep us informed....we care. My husband opted for surgery when sciatica struck a blow. He was home the same day, walking around with comfort. His surgical wound was kept covered with a 2x3 piece of gauze! I hope that you have access to modern surgical procedures....which can be a much better option than injections.

Well thank you all for your input. I do tend to be a bit pessimistic, thinking that the surgeon is telling her to go ahead with it, I mean, what is he supposed to say?? That's what he does. But then again, like mimipad says, we have no way of knowing the outcome. I will try and be positive for her, but it's so damn hard some times. I just feel like she's a pawn in the game of life right now....she's depressed about losing my mom, she's depressed at not being able to work, she's depressed at being broke, and I'm afraid she'll listen to whatever someone has to say, she's that desperate. sigh........

DH and I met with the oncologist today. She's delightful, albeit only a teenager. haha. Seriously, she's a year or two past her fellowship at Northwestern's downtown hospital. I figure she must know all the latest about treatments. She explained everything carefull -- even calming my Very Anxious DH. It is probable that I do have MM, but I'm still a relatively healthy 77 -- no other ailments as far as we know. I'm not anemic. My calcium is high, but not out of range. I have no known kidney or bone problems. My light chain kappa/lambda ratio is 37; high is 100. I will have the bone marrow harvest Monday -- and turn in a 24-hour urine sample. In my future are a full body skeletal X-ray and a PET scan. They'll look for any places where I may have a cancer or other growth on my bones or in my organs and soft tissue. They will look for any genetic marker known to be involved in MM (test takes weeks for resolution). Presuming they find no bone, organ or soft tissue problems, we have a plan. The plan is to find drugs that will put my MM in remission. I'll start with a shot and a beer...no, no...a shot and two pills for chemotherapy. I'll go into the hospital one a week for this for...however long it takes to achieve remission. I'm glad we liked this MD and that I decided to go with the new hospital. It's even closer than Costco! Ten minutes, door to door. Beautiful new facility. Thanks so much for 'hanging in there' with me!