as the former director herb levine wrote me recently "i am happy for you in your decision. you are being a role model by not sacrificing your health as you have been an advocate and spokesperson for others all these years .". in closing i would like to thank my friends and colleagues in the city and in the bay area and around the country for all your kindness and support throughout this ordeal, and most especially my wife ingrid. without her love i don't know how in the world i could have gotten through this. indeed i don't think i could have. thank you for giving me the time to speak today. >> thank you. skip. okay. donna will. -- donna wilma. >> [inaudible] >> i apologize if they're not in order. i just get them. i'm sorry. >> hello council memberrings. good afternoon . i am donna welmerand with consumer action and i am an advocate there. this is an emotional moment. i came here to say how much i'm going to miss ken stein as he leaves his position at the mayor's office on disability, and when i first started doing this work four years ago ken was one of the main go to peo