Janet's posting:hi all
and holy moley,
i didn't mean to start yet another PARKINSN list kerfuffle!
i've been on NOMAIL trying to finish the first draft of my book
(done!! whew!!)
and also just cleared up a problem with the listserv at u of toronto
which seemed to think i belonged to lots of lists there
so ... i got a tad behind in my postings to parkinsn
(which i also copy to my newsletter)
that's it folks
no problem!
no mental breakdown!
let's all try to remember what happens when we 'assume' anything, ok?
also
please know that no one can 'block' or 'stop' up the listserv;
nobody's postings got shoved aside by my little flurry
of 'catch-up' messages
in re following rules and regulations
i do what barb patterson asks me to do
she is the owner here
i respect her hard work and her hospitality in offering this
list miracle to the pd world since nov 1993
[yikes barb - that's coming up to almost 10 years!]
'family' it is,
like it or lump it,
functional and loving and wonderful at times,
dysfunctional and having hissy-fits at other times,
just like the real world
and also,
just like the real world,
a unique challenge to learn from and grow with
i have pd for the long haul no doubt about it
i am not going anywhere alone
we parky cyber siblings
are in this tub
together
janet
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Janet,
And it was some kerfuffle! And neither of us was part of it: the list
just took over. I do not think some of the online responses were merited by
my original posting. My intent was to be helpful, to be kind, and to be
tolerant. I received many offline responses, as well as those online, which
supported my concerns and observations about your postings that day. My
primary motivation was my concern about your behavior as exhibited on the
list; I wanted, I still want, you to get any evaluation and treatment you
need. You have provided me and the list with an explanation for what
happened. To the extent that I assumed anything about your postings, I do
apologize. I am delighted if you are, indeed, not having a "mental
breakdown," but your behavior spoke volumes to me at the time. Many people
do not recognize the extent, or severity of their behavior, and they do not
get the treatment that they need--treatment that could help them so much. I
was concerned about you, and I was trying to motivate you to get help. I
would encourage those on the list, who assumed that I was attacking you, to
reread my original posting in a few days, or a few weeks, when they are not
so angry. I was encouraged by the tone of your response in this e-mail, and I
would like us to show others on the list that we did not have this kerfuffle,
that we can have a reasonable exchange without anger and without namecalling.
Good luck with your book, and I toast your continued good (mental) health.
Katie
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