I'd love to ring you one day and say Hi,make sure your ok,life in general etc
I rang a friend in Japan last Christmas and only cost like $2 for 10minutes or so. Cost cant be to much different to the USA???
Anyhow,think about it,and let me know.
Hope your having plenty of rest and feeling better and better each day!***HUGS**** 
I'm starting to feel much better, thanks to a sort of odd idea (hey, my mind works in odd and random ways) that randomly popped into my head earlier today. I actually managed a short day out with my mom and my auntie to celebrate both being out of the halo, and my auntie's upcoming birthday (which is really next Saturday, but we figured any excuse was a good excuse to get out and have lunch at the fabulous Cheesecake Factory! MMMMM!).
I got pretty tired within a few hours, so my stamina isn't up to a full day out yet, but I managed to get out of the house, have some quality time with my mom and my aunt (2 of my closest friends), and have absolutely the BEST cheesecake on earth (we had pineapple upside-down cheesecake, which is really a layer of pineapple cheesecake sandwiched between 2 layers of pineapple upside-down cake - SO GOOD!, and an "Oreo mudslide" cheesecake - basically, death by chocolate!), bar none.
I've heard tell that Aussie telecommunications companies offer some great deals on international calling, so we may manage that, but I'm not sure how we'd swing the time difference. I'm sure we can figure it out, though - we have much to get excited over! *hugs*