Ah. I don't know from diagnoses, but I guess I should have realised something of the sort just from how long he has been speech-less - I just didn't want to see it ::worries about RD and by extention B!::. To be honest what I suppose I really had in mind was a full return to strength and snark - and snark doesn't necessarily have to be verbal (though I'm one of those who loves it when it is!). I love the way you have managed to avoid making RD weak, though, despite his travails. Looking forward to more!