Best of luck CDR. Sounds like you've got better planning set up than most, so that's at least hopeful. Sorry to hear though as no matter how much preparation you have, it's hard.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"