this is CBeasy's mom

Yikes! Well, we all know that accidents totally suck and shouldn't happen to us and ours, but sometimes they do anyway. Best wishes for 100% surgical success and a quick recovery.

(And thanks, Mom, for being the conduit. Hope we'll see you again, because every mom here would do no less if it's humanly possible.)

And here's something to occupy the mind as you both await the surgery:

(This “test” was distributed to 7th and 8th graders in a gifted students program in 1998, to be taken for fun, brainstorm with friends, etc. Its origin and date of creation are unknown; the students received a multi-generational copy of a copy. It may be quite old, as evidenced by #29, which dates to 1954, #25 (1962), and #19, long out of use. The students uniformly objected to the phrasing of #21.)

This is a test to gauge your mental flexibility and creativity. In the three years since it has been developed, it has been found that few people could solve more than half on the first day. Many reported getting answers long after the test had been set aside, at unexpected moments when their minds were relaxed, and some reported solving it over a period of days.

Example:
16 O in a P Answer: 16 Ounces in a Pound
Freebie:
#29: 7 B for S B Answer: 7 Brides for Seven Brothers (1954 film)

Scoring (working alone): 1-5 is average, 6-11 excellent

1. 26 L of the A
2. 7 D of the W
3. 1001 A N
4. 12 S of the Z
5. 54 C in a D (with J)
6. 9 P in the S S
7. 88 P K
8. 13 S of the A F
9. 32 D at which W F
10. 18 H on a G C
11. 90 D in a R A
12. 200 D for P G in M
13. 8 S on a S S
14. 3 B M (S H T R)
15. 4 Q in a G
16. 24 H in a D
17. 1 W on a U
18. 5 D in a Z C
19. 57 H V
20. 11 P on a F B T
21. 1000 W that a P is W
22. 29 D in F in a L Y
23. 64 S on a C B
24. 40 D and N of the G F
25. 76 T led the B P
26. 60 S in a M
27. 1 H on a U
28. 9 J on the S C
29. 7 B for S B
30. 21 D on a D
31. 7 W of the W

Maryn, who promises she'll share the answers--later