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DITTO ----- Original Message ----- From: judith richards <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 10:11 AM Subject: Re: not same > Janice wrote: > >Hi all, > I am about to leave this room. I came here for support and all > there is just fighting in here. I am even afraid to say what I thing for > it might be taken wrong, or picked apart. I love all the people in here, > but lately is seems like a battle zone. I am new at this pd stuff, and I > fight it with every thing I have. I hope a cure comes but before it does > I know that I will get worse. I do yoga and Tia Chi take vits and herbs > and read all that I can to help myself. My heart aches for Joan S. for > where she is at in he life with this pd. I can not word this as well and > Dennis can or some of the other in here. All I can say is this room has > changed and I am thinking of leaving it. That is all I have to say > Janice 52/50/46< > > What a sad state of affairs. What once was a comfort zone for so > many of us supposedly fighting the same battle against Parkinsons has > become a battlefield against each other. > Yesterday we had Bill Harshaw's overview of Parkinsons - where it > was - where it is - where it is going, and it was a message full of hope > for me. > Yesterday Dennis Greene wrote about a trend he has noticed on the > list. It was thoughtful and something we all have to think about. To me, > that post was not directed at anyone in particular. > However, one person seemingly felt that Dennis was finger-pointing > and wrote a long, and IMO unnecessary rebuttal. > The general post from Dennis suddenly became personal and it has > continued and once again people are thinking of leaving the list. > So to you, Janet, you have stated many times that robust and frank > discussions are to be expected here and that's a good thing. However, > your posts are often perceived as aggressive and belligerent and we have > lost members because of it. For many, Parkinsons leaves us with our self > esteem and self confidence badly shaken. The last thing we need is to be > intimidated on a list that was designed to help us. > During the last debate which resulted in another sub list being > created, PWP wrote that Barb (our list founder) gave a gentle reprimand > when necessary, while you on the other hand jumped with both feet. > I just read a new message on the list about Martin Bayne. Remember > him? Remember why he left the list? > I realize that this will be seen as a personal attack and I will > probably be banned from the list, but it really doesn't matter because > this is no longer a comfort zone for me and it makes me very sad. > > On Tuesday, August 17, 1999 7:56 AM > Janet wrote: > >access to power > >must be confined to those > >who are not in love with it > > >plato > > Judith > -- > Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada > [log in to unmask] > ^^^^ > \ / > \ | / Today's Research > \\ | // ...Tomorrow's Cure > \ | / > \|/ > `````