Baltobob, your last sentence bothers me.....my husband has had aphasia for years as well - and I'm not certain I WANT an ear full of all the things he would want to tell me! <grin>
It is wonderful that you have been able to keep your sense of humor....
We've lost so many in the 2 and 1/2 years I've been here and like Jane says "we lose them once, we lose them twice, the loss never seems to end." So sorry.