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Until I am emotionally stable after this surgery i have just had..i feel the need to take a break from here for a while.  I love you all..and i need to do this for me.  But for now, i gotta think of myself and my recovery, so i am stepping out for a bit hugs everyone JudyB

I know this has been hard on you physically, Judy.  I am glad that you have the strength to stand up and say what you can and cannot do at this point in your life.  You need to look out for #1 - yourself.  I will miss you and I hope that maybe you will keep in touch via email.  You have inspired me so much in the few months that I have "known" you and become friends with you.  I look forward to seeing your posts with your smiling face and positive point of view everyday.  I will enjoy them when you come back to us too!  So take care of yourself and know that you'll be in my thoughts and prayers!

 

Hugs,

Robin

Judy- Hold the elevator!  I'm coming with you.  I am done, too!  This has been going on for over a week, and just when I thought it was finished it starts back up again.   I have other things to do then to be here reading this garbage.   I had hoped to "pay it forward", but this is exhausting! So...I'm off. Toodles!

After being up half the night thinking about all of this and trying to figure out how it works in my life.  I have decided that it doesn't work for me.  All of this negativity that has been created doesn't fit in with the way I live my life.  So I am jumping ship also.  I hope to keep in contact with many of you, and I will see all of you Hampton Roads people on Saturday.  But for now I am out of here too! Best of luck to everyone! ~Robin

I understand Robin but hate to see you go. Please keep in touch. 

I am very sad that you and Robin feel the need to leave. Things have been getting a little rough around here and I agree it is exhausting to read but there are also so many people here requiring help and you both have such valuable experiences to share....... I wish I had more time to spend here too but lately work and life have just been very busy and I can't spend the time here I want. I love all your inspiration and enthusiasm Jill - I will sorely miss them. Your exercise tips have been invaluable to me. I hope you will reconsider or do not stay away for long - you are really  needed.. Robin you are a very sweet lady and i am so proud of your success - you look wonderful!- people pick that up from you too - I also hope you will reconsider. We need to pull together as a community and support each other and STOP the negativity that has been created on this board.  Some of these things should be taken off line and not on a public forum. I ask everyone that if you feel you have an issue with someone address it directly with them and not on the boards. That way there does not have to be public broadcasts of offences and defences. It is very humiliating for all concerned and humiliating to read as we all start to feel the need to pick sides when we all do not know the full story.  There are always 2 very different sides to every story and we need to remember that.   Judy I am sorry you feel wronged but just after surgery is not a good time to be picking a fight when you are already emotionally vulnerable - you still have a lot of experience to offer people here. Dana I am sorry you felt so humiliated that you had to respond - we all value your medical experience and advice and know you would never break any nursing rules. When we share information so publicy on this board we often forget how much we have shared and how personal it can all become later. We share a hoard of information on our profiles forgetting they are open to the whole world - WLS community and anyone looking for information. Please be aware of that when you open up your life and your hearts at times when you were very vulnerable / scared/ excited  they are open to everyone. But also remember how your successes are celebrated throughout the community too. So let's go back to being a sharing, caring community and stop all of this infighting and negativity. We all need each other to get through a very emotional time in our lives. Let's be there for each other like we all used to be. We are a family and sometimes we have squabbles - now we need to get over it and move on. Jackie

Very nicely put.

Jill I hate to see you go, but definitely understand.  Keep in touch if you can. 

Last fall I banned a couple of negative people from my life. It was difficult because I have been friends with one woman for 33 years.  On this board I choose not to be sucked into drama. My Momma used to tell me to take everything with a grain of salt.  Robin, Jill, Judy-- I hope you can take some time to get the nastiness of recent events out of your system. And then PLEASE come back. I for one need your daily support. big ol' hugs Jen

Judy I am sorry to see you go but i definitely understand that you have to do what is best for you.  Private message me & keep in touch if you can.