Thanks so much for all the support. My son's 18 and the best kid on the planet. Of course he's disappointed but he said, "At least you tried Dad and I know you wanted to be there." The school recoreded the whole graduation and my son purchased a DVD for me to still be able to be part of it that way so we sat and watched it together, so I was able see see him get his diploma but I wasn't THERE when it happened you know?

I like the suggestion of doing something special with him just the two of us to celebrate. I'll have to think of something I'll actually be able to do without flipping out.