kelly100's hugs (107)
scorpioj gave kelly100 a Hug
05/03/2013 02:13 AM
"Dear Members of the RSD Support Group,
This hug comes from all of the new group leaders at the RSD Support Forum. We are sending you this to let you know that we have renewed our commitment to provide a safe and comfortable place for you, our members, to receive the love and support that is so needed when suffering from CRPS/RSD.
Our new leadership team has developed a Mission Statement we would like to share with you:
"To provide a safe and enjoyable environment for group members; encourage participation; and guide members to follow rules and terms of the site with a gentle hand."
​We see
our
main​
job
​as ​
ensur
​ing
that this forum is a positive experience for all members: a place you can find friendship, learn about
​our
condition, and find
​a safe ​
space to express your experiences
​and feelings​
.
You can read about our new, simplified group rules here:
http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/reflex-sympathetic-dystrophy-discussions/general-support/10635134-welcome-message-and-group-rules-for-the-rsd-support-group,
and read about
​each of ​
our goals for the group in our leadership profiles here:
http://www.mdjunction.com/reflex-sympathetic-dystrophy/group-leaders
We hope that you will come on by for a visit, read some posts, write some posts, and make yourself at home with us. We are here to serve you!
With Love, Peace, and Aloha,
Howard, Jenny and Julie"
This hug comes from all of the new group leaders at the RSD Support Forum. We are sending you this to let you know that we have renewed our commitment to provide a safe and comfortable place for you, our members, to receive the love and support that is so needed when suffering from CRPS/RSD.
Our new leadership team has developed a Mission Statement we would like to share with you:
"To provide a safe and enjoyable environment for group members; encourage participation; and guide members to follow rules and terms of the site with a gentle hand."
​We see
our
main​
job
​as ​
ensur
​ing
that this forum is a positive experience for all members: a place you can find friendship, learn about
​our
condition, and find
​a safe ​
space to express your experiences
​and feelings​
.
You can read about our new, simplified group rules here:
http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/reflex-sympathetic-dystrophy-discussions/general-support/10635134-welcome-message-and-group-rules-for-the-rsd-support-group,
and read about
​each of ​
our goals for the group in our leadership profiles here:
http://www.mdjunction.com/reflex-sympathetic-dystrophy/group-leaders
We hope that you will come on by for a visit, read some posts, write some posts, and make yourself at home with us. We are here to serve you!
With Love, Peace, and Aloha,
Howard, Jenny and Julie"
Grace1 gave kelly100 a Hug
05/01/2013 11:30 AM
"Happy May 1st. I hope that you have a beautiful day and this is a good month for you. NEVER give up and take life one moment at a time. :)"
jpcrps gave kelly100 a Hug
03/18/2013 01:24 PM
"Dear Friends, I am writing to let you know that I have volunteered to co-lead the RSD Support Group.
I feel very strongly that this syndrome is under-funded for research, that many doctors remain unaware of the symptoms of this condition (the average patient sees 5 professional medical providers before they are diagnosed), and also that the general public for the most part has never heard of this condition which afflicts 50,000 new patients every year in the USA alone. How many of you have tried to tell a friend of family member about your condition, and been met with a blank stare?
I hope to make a positive contribution to this site through providing information in posts and continuing to expand our Resources section. I pledge to be here for you as a friendly ear, so that you know that you are not alone in your experience.
I would like to see this group thrive as a welcoming community, where we can explore the ups and downs of this condition in a safe environment. We can make a difference in our own lives and in the lives of other CRPS/RSD patients by being better informed about the syndrome, and by sharing that information with our own community of doctors, friends and family.
I am particularly interested in alternative and complimentary tools such as those used by Rev and offered at many pain management clinics ~ such as meditation, relaxation techniques, and volunteering to help others. There are things that WE can do to help ourselves reduce our own suffering.
I will need your patience and a little coaching along the way as I am new to being a forum leader. I will sincerely appreciate any feedback from my co-leader Craig and from any and all members. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please feel free to contact me because this is OUR group, and OUR community, created and sustained by OUR participation.
Thank you for this opportunity to be of service,
Mahalo,
Jenny"
I feel very strongly that this syndrome is under-funded for research, that many doctors remain unaware of the symptoms of this condition (the average patient sees 5 professional medical providers before they are diagnosed), and also that the general public for the most part has never heard of this condition which afflicts 50,000 new patients every year in the USA alone. How many of you have tried to tell a friend of family member about your condition, and been met with a blank stare?
I hope to make a positive contribution to this site through providing information in posts and continuing to expand our Resources section. I pledge to be here for you as a friendly ear, so that you know that you are not alone in your experience.
I would like to see this group thrive as a welcoming community, where we can explore the ups and downs of this condition in a safe environment. We can make a difference in our own lives and in the lives of other CRPS/RSD patients by being better informed about the syndrome, and by sharing that information with our own community of doctors, friends and family.
I am particularly interested in alternative and complimentary tools such as those used by Rev and offered at many pain management clinics ~ such as meditation, relaxation techniques, and volunteering to help others. There are things that WE can do to help ourselves reduce our own suffering.
I will need your patience and a little coaching along the way as I am new to being a forum leader. I will sincerely appreciate any feedback from my co-leader Craig and from any and all members. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please feel free to contact me because this is OUR group, and OUR community, created and sustained by OUR participation.
Thank you for this opportunity to be of service,
Mahalo,
Jenny"
Grace1 gave kelly100 a Hug
03/13/2013 04:37 PM
"Hi, I am the new Group Leader in the Arthritis & FMS Group. Feel free to post or send me a PM anytime. I welcome any ideas or suggestions you might have for the group. Thanks! :)"
oregonnative gave kelly100 a Hug
03/03/2013 11:14 AM
"Happy month of spring, my loverly bunch of coconuts! If you have sunshine, dance....If you have snow or rain, do a sun dance. :D"
Meg1129 gave kelly100 a Hug
02/14/2013 07:57 AM
"Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day! Please remember that this day is not to celebrate a significant other. It's to celebrate ALL the people you love - your parents, children, friends and yes, even you! So do something nice for someone today and then do something nice for YOU!"
oregonnative gave kelly100 a Hug
02/01/2013 07:58 AM
"Hi my dear peanut gallery! It's already February, can you believe it? Month of hearts and flowers and hope you all have an abundance of those in your lives. You have my heart for sure. <3 ummm... about the flowers....lol have to use your imaginations for those. :)"
Fletch2ya gave kelly100 a Hug
01/03/2013 07:32 AM
"Hello everyone.....
I hope that everyone had a great Christmas. I know it is a very stressful time, but yet it can be a wonderful time for your heart and soul to open up and be re-filled with the real reason for the season....
I also hope that you had a good New years eve... And brought in this new year with much happiness... and I hope that you all have a wonderful NEW Year.
I would like to also WELCOME all our new members, I hope that you will just make yourself at home here. As I hope you will come to feel about this place as I do. The members here are like family to me....And this is my safe place to come to for help, and advice. Also to just vent when I need...
And as always I have to ask this.. Will every one that has not yet filled out there profiles, please do. As this is a wonderful way for the other members to get to know you better. Also to get to know how and why you came to be here with us in this group...
Again...I hope the best for every one and you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope you all have a Wonderful New Year. And Welcome to all the new members....
Craig"
I hope that everyone had a great Christmas. I know it is a very stressful time, but yet it can be a wonderful time for your heart and soul to open up and be re-filled with the real reason for the season....
I also hope that you had a good New years eve... And brought in this new year with much happiness... and I hope that you all have a wonderful NEW Year.
I would like to also WELCOME all our new members, I hope that you will just make yourself at home here. As I hope you will come to feel about this place as I do. The members here are like family to me....And this is my safe place to come to for help, and advice. Also to just vent when I need...
And as always I have to ask this.. Will every one that has not yet filled out there profiles, please do. As this is a wonderful way for the other members to get to know you better. Also to get to know how and why you came to be here with us in this group...
Again...I hope the best for every one and you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope you all have a Wonderful New Year. And Welcome to all the new members....
Craig"
girlfriend gave kelly100 a Hug
12/23/2012 02:44 PM
"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! May God bless your lives and give you strength to conquer whatever battles we face this year. Prayers to all!"
oregonnative gave kelly100 a Hug
12/22/2012 04:59 AM
"Merry Christmas to you all, my friends. For those who don't observe Christmas, Happy Holidays to you! Wishing you all the best of times and a pain free, (ok, low pain) low stress week."
revvanbus gave kelly100 a Hug
11/22/2012 06:41 AM
"Happy Thanksgiving to all. I thank God for my friends, for a roof over my head and food to eat, for this group: you who keep me sane and as healthy as I can be. Thanks for you!
Rev."
Rev."
Zahc gave kelly100 a Hug
11/21/2012 09:43 AM
"Thanksgiving Wishes From The Heart”
11/21/12
To my very, very dearest friend,
I am so very glad that you chose to befriend me; your kind friendship has been a delight to me, and I am always so grateful for your kindness, caring, support, and encouragement which has made me to feel so very much less alone.
I cannot thank you in near full measure for your following my diary entries, as your reading, and comments to them make my heart happy, and give me a sense of purpose that I had once thought lost.
You have continued to, ‘be there’, for me, even when I am somewhat less than pleasant; even when—in pain—I become withdrawn and in despair. I always know that I may rely upon your generosity, your strength, thoughtfulness, and consideration; even when you have been in pain or despair.
I hope so much for you to be well—completely, and thoroughly—yet, should you be in lesser pain, mental anguish, or hopelessness, I give thanks for any improvement, any cessation, any respite that you might experience.
I wish that you be safe and secure; surrounded by family members, best friends, and…pets (!), who love you for who you truly are, and who can bring a lasting joy to your life.
I wish that you be sustained, blessed, and ever kept safe and well by the Creator.
I wish you comfort; shelter that keeps you warm, and cool-enough, and that is filled with bright things that make you happy, and one that is decorated to suit your taste in both comfort and design.
I wish for you security, so that you might not know want. With all the finances necessary—plus some besides—to help you further enjoy what life has to offer.
I further wish you plenty, that your stores be full, with enough to have, and some to share.
I wish you long, pleasant days, free from disruption or worry; with time to think, to contemplate, to give thanks, and to have some very quiet, personal time to follow your talents, or to explore your dreams.
I wish for you a most, ‘natural’, fatigue at end of day, when a, ‘dreamy, soft, and easy’, feeling leads you to a bed of coolest quiet.
I wish for you nights of blessed, sweet repose, filled with wonderful dreams; and watched-over by gentle angels to keep you through the night.
I wish you wake each morning, fully refreshed, to meet the sparkle of the morning.
I wish so very much that your life is full of richness, meaning, and purpose; and that you feel a certain joy, and happiness in daily living.
I wish that you consider just how very, very special and wonderful you are. You are unique; there is NO one exactly quite like you in all the world.
Further, that there has never been one quite as wonderful as you, and that there will never BE one nearly as beautiful or as special as you.
You are truly, ‘one of a kind’, there are NO copies or substitutes.
I would wish you recognize more fully just how special you are; for YOU are HERE is this particular time and space.
I wish that you celebrate your uniqueness!
I wish for you the utter gladness that we have so many Rights and Freedoms so fully denied in much of the world.
I wish for you all these and more; I wish that—in this journey we call, ‘life’, that you find contentment AND a sense of lasting peace.
And please know that while we miles and miles apart, that you will always find some welcome space within my heart!
And should be able to draw-close with family members, friends, and pets, this holiday season, should you have plenty, I urge you to consider someone less fortunate than yourself: the elderly person, down the street who lives alone; the single parent with children fighting to make ends meet; or…if you can, to donate canned goods, paper goods, baby food, pet food, etc., to a local church’s food bank, even if you are not a member of that church.
Please recall that hunger and misery follows no faith, or other affiliation. It may (with other’s donations) help any number of people you will never know. Giving help—anonymously—is sometimes giving the best kind of help!
And please, please always know, my very dearest friends, just how very much I love you!
‘Happy, Happy, Holidays!’
love,
‘Zahc’"
11/21/12
To my very, very dearest friend,
I am so very glad that you chose to befriend me; your kind friendship has been a delight to me, and I am always so grateful for your kindness, caring, support, and encouragement which has made me to feel so very much less alone.
I cannot thank you in near full measure for your following my diary entries, as your reading, and comments to them make my heart happy, and give me a sense of purpose that I had once thought lost.
You have continued to, ‘be there’, for me, even when I am somewhat less than pleasant; even when—in pain—I become withdrawn and in despair. I always know that I may rely upon your generosity, your strength, thoughtfulness, and consideration; even when you have been in pain or despair.
I hope so much for you to be well—completely, and thoroughly—yet, should you be in lesser pain, mental anguish, or hopelessness, I give thanks for any improvement, any cessation, any respite that you might experience.
I wish that you be safe and secure; surrounded by family members, best friends, and…pets (!), who love you for who you truly are, and who can bring a lasting joy to your life.
I wish that you be sustained, blessed, and ever kept safe and well by the Creator.
I wish you comfort; shelter that keeps you warm, and cool-enough, and that is filled with bright things that make you happy, and one that is decorated to suit your taste in both comfort and design.
I wish for you security, so that you might not know want. With all the finances necessary—plus some besides—to help you further enjoy what life has to offer.
I further wish you plenty, that your stores be full, with enough to have, and some to share.
I wish you long, pleasant days, free from disruption or worry; with time to think, to contemplate, to give thanks, and to have some very quiet, personal time to follow your talents, or to explore your dreams.
I wish for you a most, ‘natural’, fatigue at end of day, when a, ‘dreamy, soft, and easy’, feeling leads you to a bed of coolest quiet.
I wish for you nights of blessed, sweet repose, filled with wonderful dreams; and watched-over by gentle angels to keep you through the night.
I wish you wake each morning, fully refreshed, to meet the sparkle of the morning.
I wish so very much that your life is full of richness, meaning, and purpose; and that you feel a certain joy, and happiness in daily living.
I wish that you consider just how very, very special and wonderful you are. You are unique; there is NO one exactly quite like you in all the world.
Further, that there has never been one quite as wonderful as you, and that there will never BE one nearly as beautiful or as special as you.
You are truly, ‘one of a kind’, there are NO copies or substitutes.
I would wish you recognize more fully just how special you are; for YOU are HERE is this particular time and space.
I wish that you celebrate your uniqueness!
I wish for you the utter gladness that we have so many Rights and Freedoms so fully denied in much of the world.
I wish for you all these and more; I wish that—in this journey we call, ‘life’, that you find contentment AND a sense of lasting peace.
And please know that while we miles and miles apart, that you will always find some welcome space within my heart!
And should be able to draw-close with family members, friends, and pets, this holiday season, should you have plenty, I urge you to consider someone less fortunate than yourself: the elderly person, down the street who lives alone; the single parent with children fighting to make ends meet; or…if you can, to donate canned goods, paper goods, baby food, pet food, etc., to a local church’s food bank, even if you are not a member of that church.
Please recall that hunger and misery follows no faith, or other affiliation. It may (with other’s donations) help any number of people you will never know. Giving help—anonymously—is sometimes giving the best kind of help!
And please, please always know, my very dearest friends, just how very much I love you!
‘Happy, Happy, Holidays!’
love,
‘Zahc’"
oregonnative gave kelly100 a Hug
11/19/2012 05:13 PM
"I hope you are having some really good days/weeks/months and are just busy living your life, but miss seeing you in the forum! Won't you drop in and let us know how you are faring? We worry when you are not here for awhile. :) Course, if you are not mia then just stop by to say, "What the heck you talking about, Karen?" LOL"
stillhopeful gave kelly100 a Hug
10/17/2012 08:03 PM
"Hope you have a fun filled fall day this weekend. We are supposed to have warmer weather here in Michigan the weekend, so I hope we all have a great weekend, no matter what you do.
Love to all~Christine (Chrissy)"
Love to all~Christine (Chrissy)"
oregonnative gave kelly100 a Hug
10/01/2012 09:05 AM
"October 1 already? GROUP HUG!!!!! :) We all better rest up for the little ghosts and goblins that will be knocking on our doors soon. I need a robot to do butler duties. :p :D"
Fletch2ya gave kelly100 a Hug
09/14/2012 07:34 PM
"HI...Everyone... just thought I would say hi. Wanted to Welcome all the new members to the group.
I hope that you will just make yourselves at home here. Post any questions and comments you might have in regards to RSD and it effects it has on you and your family.....
Also I wanted to remind everyone that has not yet filled out their profiles please do so. As this is a great way for the other member to get to know you better and faster... It is also a good way for you to tell everyone how you came to be here with us.....
Also I have a couple of reminders...
Please try to stay on subject with the title of the Thread... It really helps when you want to research any subject and you don't have to wade through all the off the wall stuff that does not pertain to the subject. Making it harder to find the facts about about that subject.
Also Please, please please... this is a Policy of MDJ...
We do not have discussions here on Religion or Politics. This is not what we are here for, we are here to discuss our problems with RSD.
Again WELCOME to all the new members.... Also HELLO to all the older members, and I hope all of you will please post, we have a lot of new areas to post to, in our forums..... Tell us about your day, your pain, your feelings.... good and bad... We are here for you...
Take care everyone, and you are all in my thoughts.
Craig"
I hope that you will just make yourselves at home here. Post any questions and comments you might have in regards to RSD and it effects it has on you and your family.....
Also I wanted to remind everyone that has not yet filled out their profiles please do so. As this is a great way for the other member to get to know you better and faster... It is also a good way for you to tell everyone how you came to be here with us.....
Also I have a couple of reminders...
Please try to stay on subject with the title of the Thread... It really helps when you want to research any subject and you don't have to wade through all the off the wall stuff that does not pertain to the subject. Making it harder to find the facts about about that subject.
Also Please, please please... this is a Policy of MDJ...
We do not have discussions here on Religion or Politics. This is not what we are here for, we are here to discuss our problems with RSD.
Again WELCOME to all the new members.... Also HELLO to all the older members, and I hope all of you will please post, we have a lot of new areas to post to, in our forums..... Tell us about your day, your pain, your feelings.... good and bad... We are here for you...
Take care everyone, and you are all in my thoughts.
Craig"
Fletch2ya gave kelly100 a Hug
08/06/2012 09:33 AM
"HI... Wow..I can not believe that its August already.... Where has this yr. gone.... I do hope you are doing ok.... I want to welcome all the new members we have here in the group....I hope you all will make yourselves at home here and post any comments, questions and if needed, just vent... We are family here....
Also please fill out your profile... if you are an old member and have not please do this also... as you all know this is a great tool for everyone to get to know each other better.
Just a little update here, the "Forum" changes will be made here in the next couple of days according to Roy. I hope these new changes will make it easier to research our topics here. And with that in mind..... Please when posting, please try to keep your post on subject, as we have said before this helps member who want to do research on a subject find the information they need, without a lot of unrelated stuff to sort through....
Well as for me.... I am doing ok. RSD is up.... I have been in a flare since my neck surgery... but nothing new... hope to be returning home soon.... maybe next weekend...
I hope that you all are doing well.... I hope that if you have been one of the unlucky one that have lived in all the heat that has been around.... I hope you get some relief soon.... Right now where I am its 95 degrees and 88% humidy... expecting RAIN... again.....yuck.....
Anyway... hope you are at least able to find a place to cool off. I also hope and Pray your pain levels are down and will stay down... Also I hope your families are doing well, as I know how if they are having problems, it causes us more pain.. if from nothing else... just the stress......
Well I hope you have a Great day today.... AND a MUCH better day tomorrow..... Please... send a hug to someone you know here today.... I know it will make them feel better.....
Take care my friend....
Craig"
Also please fill out your profile... if you are an old member and have not please do this also... as you all know this is a great tool for everyone to get to know each other better.
Just a little update here, the "Forum" changes will be made here in the next couple of days according to Roy. I hope these new changes will make it easier to research our topics here. And with that in mind..... Please when posting, please try to keep your post on subject, as we have said before this helps member who want to do research on a subject find the information they need, without a lot of unrelated stuff to sort through....
Well as for me.... I am doing ok. RSD is up.... I have been in a flare since my neck surgery... but nothing new... hope to be returning home soon.... maybe next weekend...
I hope that you all are doing well.... I hope that if you have been one of the unlucky one that have lived in all the heat that has been around.... I hope you get some relief soon.... Right now where I am its 95 degrees and 88% humidy... expecting RAIN... again.....yuck.....
Anyway... hope you are at least able to find a place to cool off. I also hope and Pray your pain levels are down and will stay down... Also I hope your families are doing well, as I know how if they are having problems, it causes us more pain.. if from nothing else... just the stress......
Well I hope you have a Great day today.... AND a MUCH better day tomorrow..... Please... send a hug to someone you know here today.... I know it will make them feel better.....
Take care my friend....
Craig"
oregonnative gave kelly100 a Hug
08/05/2012 09:05 AM
"Belated happy August hugs cybering their way to you! Here it is almost half way through summer and I can't wait to feel the cool air of fall for a change. Hoping and praying for a cool-down and some much needed rain for you folks in the drought and fire ridden areas too!!! <3 Much love and hugs, Karen :)"
Zahc gave kelly100 a Hug
07/22/2012 07:29 AM
"Sunday, July 22, 2012
Sometimes, it takes a tragedy, such as was most recently witnessed in Aurora, to horrow one, and make one question why ?,and--even--to be made a little afraid.
It also causes us to think, and to try to put things in perspective, and to realize what is important in life...and, what is not.
we especially think of those persons who are special, and a wonderful parts of our lives, and, how vey grateful we should be to have family, and friends who care for you, think of you, encourage you, and wish only the best for you.
For those of us without much in way of family, friendships take on even greater importance and meaning.
And so, my very, very dear friend, I want to say how very grateful I am to you that you wanted me as a friend; I thinki of you so very often, and want you to be ever safe, healthy, secure,pain-free, and happy.
I treasure your friendship for it has changed me, and I have come away the better for it.
Before you allowed to to be a part of your life, I was afraid, ill, and alone; since then, your kindness, and caring, your never wanting to hurt me, your acceptance of me with all my flaws, and your just 'being there' for me, and writing to me, with hugs, PM's, and reading my diary entries have made my life much richer, and more full; and makes my heart so very happy !
For I know that I can come to you when I am lonely, or in great pain, and...you will not turn me away, but, rather, often have even made me part of your wonderful family ( I sort of feel like old Uncle 'Zahc' !).
I know that may sound silly, but, its true. And I value you so much and thank you when you overlook my deficiencies, or my faults.
Never have you forsaken me, but have always been there to guide me, keep me ever-close to you as I--too--ever keep you in my heart.
For all that--and, for so, so so very much more, I thank you, my dearest friend, for everything you are, and, everything you have done. You constantly surprise me, delight me, make me think, and make me laugh, which helps to make the pain a lessened thing; and your kind company is always the best, and your continued welcoming is truly amazing. And I love you so very dearly for all that, and for so much more.
Sometimes is does take a sudden, and inexplicable tragedy to make us stop, and think. Our hearts go out to the innocent victims in Aurora.
My a kind, and also loving God sustain and comfort them...and you, my dearest, precious friend.
Please DO take care, and know I love you dearly ! 'Zahc'"
Sometimes, it takes a tragedy, such as was most recently witnessed in Aurora, to horrow one, and make one question why ?,and--even--to be made a little afraid.
It also causes us to think, and to try to put things in perspective, and to realize what is important in life...and, what is not.
we especially think of those persons who are special, and a wonderful parts of our lives, and, how vey grateful we should be to have family, and friends who care for you, think of you, encourage you, and wish only the best for you.
For those of us without much in way of family, friendships take on even greater importance and meaning.
And so, my very, very dear friend, I want to say how very grateful I am to you that you wanted me as a friend; I thinki of you so very often, and want you to be ever safe, healthy, secure,pain-free, and happy.
I treasure your friendship for it has changed me, and I have come away the better for it.
Before you allowed to to be a part of your life, I was afraid, ill, and alone; since then, your kindness, and caring, your never wanting to hurt me, your acceptance of me with all my flaws, and your just 'being there' for me, and writing to me, with hugs, PM's, and reading my diary entries have made my life much richer, and more full; and makes my heart so very happy !
For I know that I can come to you when I am lonely, or in great pain, and...you will not turn me away, but, rather, often have even made me part of your wonderful family ( I sort of feel like old Uncle 'Zahc' !).
I know that may sound silly, but, its true. And I value you so much and thank you when you overlook my deficiencies, or my faults.
Never have you forsaken me, but have always been there to guide me, keep me ever-close to you as I--too--ever keep you in my heart.
For all that--and, for so, so so very much more, I thank you, my dearest friend, for everything you are, and, everything you have done. You constantly surprise me, delight me, make me think, and make me laugh, which helps to make the pain a lessened thing; and your kind company is always the best, and your continued welcoming is truly amazing. And I love you so very dearly for all that, and for so much more.
Sometimes is does take a sudden, and inexplicable tragedy to make us stop, and think. Our hearts go out to the innocent victims in Aurora.
My a kind, and also loving God sustain and comfort them...and you, my dearest, precious friend.
Please DO take care, and know I love you dearly ! 'Zahc'"