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I believe that this forum is a very special place. For me, it started as a place where I could go to get answers to questions from people that have been in similar situations. Then it became a place where I could share my experiences in hopes of helping others, or just getting things off my chest. As time went on, I found myself peaking at this forum all day long looking for new posts, sometimes looking for a reply to something I posted or just looking to see what anyone had to say that could make me smile.
That's the beauty of this forum. It's a source of information, a place to vent, a place to meet new people who share a common bond, a place to laugh, a place to debate, a place to learn from others, a place to teach. The bottom line is that this forum is something different to everyone of us and it has the ability to be whatever YOU need it to be...any or all of these things and more.
Although I have been a member of this forum for nearly a year, I have sometimes hesitated to involve myself too deeply as I am a pretty private person. But I want you all to know that this forum has been a very important to me over the last few weeks. My father is in critical condition following a major heart surgery in late September. He is 5 hours away in Pittsburgh and it is difficult to describe how hard it is for me to see my family going through these tough times and not being there with them. Having had surgery myself three weeks ago, I have not been able to be there for over a month. So I guess I have kind of needed an extra level of support these past few weeks and I found myself coming to this forum far more than normal, sometimes looking for a laugh, sometimes for inspiration (so many strong people here!), but mostly because the level of support that is given to each other here is unlike anything I have ever seen.
I just want to say thanks to all of you for giving me a place to go for whatever it is I need, whenever it is I need it.
That's the beauty of this forum. It's a source of information, a place to vent, a place to meet new people who share a common bond, a place to laugh, a place to debate, a place to learn from others, a place to teach. The bottom line is that this forum is something different to everyone of us and it has the ability to be whatever YOU need it to be...any or all of these things and more.
Although I have been a member of this forum for nearly a year, I have sometimes hesitated to involve myself too deeply as I am a pretty private person. But I want you all to know that this forum has been a very important to me over the last few weeks. My father is in critical condition following a major heart surgery in late September. He is 5 hours away in Pittsburgh and it is difficult to describe how hard it is for me to see my family going through these tough times and not being there with them. Having had surgery myself three weeks ago, I have not been able to be there for over a month. So I guess I have kind of needed an extra level of support these past few weeks and I found myself coming to this forum far more than normal, sometimes looking for a laugh, sometimes for inspiration (so many strong people here!), but mostly because the level of support that is given to each other here is unlike anything I have ever seen.
I just want to say thanks to all of you for giving me a place to go for whatever it is I need, whenever it is I need it.
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