Heather, this too shall pass. Hang in with us. Happy Holidays, Nita Randy D & Debbie J Schmitzer wrote: > Hi, > > My name is Heather and I have been lurking for about three months. My > father who is 46 now, and was diagnosed with Parkinson's when he was 38 > years old. I'm afraid I read more of the list than my father does. So, I > have been keeping up on this soap opera that has occurred within the past > month dealing with the religion, and Ivan, and just overall bickering. I am > very surprised to see that the majority of the postings that I have seen in > the past couple days have been on one extreme or another. Either we are > trying to help someone in need with very generous offerings of help, or we > are biting each other's heads off. And, here it is the day before > Thanksgiving, and it still continues. Especially when we should be giving > thanks for the support and friendships that are available on the list. I do > think this should be a place of openness where no one should be afraid to > give their opinion. As long as we aren't tearing into each other and > causing hurtful feelings. Enough said, probably too much. Just want to > wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and hope that this finds everyone happy. > Take care of each other. > > Heather Schmitzer > [log in to unmask]