Sorry to hear about all the health issues. MY GF has had a rough year as well. If you lived closer, I would jump at the chance.
Ran a car for a local owner last year as well as my milder hot rod at some pretty big events and shut a few regulars down big time. Forgot how much I missed the seat time, and my reactions are still just as good at cutting 0 lights. I will always like the old cars and bracket racing as I did it for 7 years straight, just not the expense of a new engine every few years. The guys car I was running sold this winter, and he has not bought a new one, so I am in limbo.
I have the cash to rebuild my hemi and have decided its going to sit for at least another year. Just can't figure out why a fricken block has to cost almost 3k rough bored. I will be putting my green truck back togather shortly though. Hope you get better and find someone that will get to learn what a chance of a life time drag racing really is.