Thanks for the advice! I will do my best. :) I'm still pretty inspired and even just yesterday was reminded of how helpful it would be if I got stronger, so... I'm looking forward to giving it a really good effort!

I agree, it does suck to get older and have things break down or not be able to do what you used to be able to do... But, I try to be grateful for what I can do and what I have done. :)

And yeah, it's probably going to take a while... I didn't weigh myself before botulism but, I think I'm getting close to back to where I was weight wise, unfortunately too much of that is fat right now. Heh, but... Once I turn it more into muscle then I'll feel like I'm getting really close!

I appreciate the info about b12 as well, I think I'm okay though as I was tested when I was in the hospital and they said my blood was perfect and I wasn't deficient in anything.
Sometimes it does seem like vegans or vegetarians have issues with B12, but I've seen studies which show the opposite and that animal product eaters have more of a problem with that... It's a complicated subject and even some of the experts in B12 science admit the science is still emerging and not a lot is known about it yet, so... It'll be interesting to see how that plays out in time. Thanks for leaving a message buddy! I hope things are going as good as possible for you and your family. :)