England expects....

"England expects that every man will do his duty" ......*

SO, now, dear Al, it's up to you to become victorious in your own battle and to overcome all odds and get better, get up and go home!!

Enough of this lounging about in your hospital bed!!Even over here across the seas, we are thrilled to learn of your recent excellent good progress - and now that you can read these messages, this one is especially for you.

Please carry on getting better we can't wait to see you out of there and back at home where you belong.Your family needs you, your friends need you, Torricella needs you ... and the web site is suffering as much as you!!!

Very much love Marion Porreca.

Author's Note:

* England expects.... was a signal sent by Admiral Horatio Nelson, from his flagship HMS Victory as the Battle of Trafalgar was about to commence on October 21, 1805. Trafalgar was the decisive naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars. It gave the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland control of the seas, removing all possibility of a French invasion and conquest of Britain. The significance of the victory and Nelson's death during the battle led to the phrase becoming embedded in the English psyche, and it has been regularly quoted, paraphrased and referenced up to the modern day.