Aries, I'm curious and don't mean to "pick at the scab" here, but is it the case that you obtained the card without getting a book? I got both when I renewed but was not aware that one could get just the card (which expires on the same date as my book). I'm pulling for you to get through here (I know that all of us here are, actually), and it seems to me that if you were able to meet the requirements for getting the card, merely getting the book now should be fairly easy. Let us all know how you make out.