HI EVERYONE, I HAVE BEEN ON THE LIST MANY YEARS.IN OCTOBER I WILL HAVE HAD TM FOR 18 YEARS. I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES I CAN WALK, DRIVE NOW SINCE MY SURGERY I USE A CANE AND A WALKER. THIS IS A WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE .I HEARD WE HAVE SOME NEWBIES. I WANT TO WELCOME THEM WITH OPEN ARMS. TM IS A VERY COMPLEX DISEASE, I KNOW THAT FIRST HAND. I SUBSCRIBED TODAY BECAUSE OF THE NEWBIES AND OUR PRECIOUS JUDE. I WILL UNSUBSCRIBE AFTER THIS LETTER, I HAVE ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY A WEDDING I AM PREPARING TO GO TO DALLAS FOR NEXT MONTH.ITS MY NIECE. I SPOKE TO JUDE YESTERDAY.SHE SEEMED OK WAS IN PAIN BUT NEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.JUDE IS A EXCEPTIONAL LADY. VERY WISE AND VERY SWEET. I LOVE HER LIKE A SISTER. I CALL HER EVERYDAY, IF I CAN GET HER. TIMES SHE IS NAPPING ARE IN JUST TO MUCH PAIN TO SPEAK. WE LAUGH ,JOKE AND WE PLAY A GAME. SHE SAYS I ACT LIKE SCARLET AND I SAY HER MEL GONE WITH THE WIND ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES. REALLY I THINK SHE IS STRONGER THAN I AM.SHE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THIS LIST AND FRIENDS NOT ON THE LIST. SHE HAS NO FAMILY ONLY HER HUSBAND DAVE AND HER MINISTER. PATTI LIVES CLOSE BY HER. I WANT TO THANK YOU PATTI FOR GOING TO THE HOSPITAL ALL THE TIMES SHE WAS IN WAS WAY TO MANY TIMES .I LIVE OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS WAY TO FAR FOR ME TO HELP OUR PRECIOUS JUDE. THIS IS HER LIFELINE .I ALSO WANTED TO THANK MR. LUBIN FOR THIS WONDERFUL SITE. I HAVE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS AND I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON THEM AS THEY CAN ME. HE IS A WONDERFUL MAN, WHO NOW CANNOT LEAVE HIS HOME OFTEN. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING HIM BUT I AM SO GREATFUL FOR WHAT HE DID FOR US ALL WHO HAVE TM. I HOPE YOUR DOING OK MR. LUBIN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART I PRAY FOR YOU AND THE LIST EVEN THE PEOPLE I DO NOT KNOW. MY SWEET JUDE, NO ONE HAS FORGOTTEN YOU, ITS JUST THE OPPOSITE.YOU ARE SO LOVED AND CARED FOR BY EVERYONE WHO KNOWS YOU AND EVEN A NEWBIE HER NAME I THINK IS JANET, HOPE I GOT THAT RIGHT, SENT HER BEST WISHES TO YOU. YES THERE ARE A FEW OTHER SITES BUT THIS ONE IS THE BEST IN MY OPINION. I WENT TO ONE OF THE SITES IT WAS SLOW, THIS IS MY LIFELINE IN MANY WAYS TOO AS OTHERS.THE LIST I WAS TOLD IS A BIT SLOW NOW BUT ITS SPRING, WE ALL HAVE SPRING FEVER, GETTING OUT DOING THINGS, EXCEPT MY FRIENDS LIKE YOU WHO CANNOT. THATS THE GREAT PART OF THE LIST I STILL E-MAIL MY FRIENDS REGULARLY THEY DO THE SAME.WE ALSO TALK ON THE PHONE, THATS HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT OUR JUDE BEING SO DOWN. I ALWAYS WHEN ON THE LIST WRITE A QUOTE FOR THE DAY ARE A POEM. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY NEWBIE WHO WOULD LIKE TO E-MAIL ME. I WILL POP IN AND OUT UNTIL AFTER THE BEGINNING OF APRIL, THEN I WILL BE BACK ON THE LIST AGAIN. JUDE MY ANGEL YOU ARE SO SPECIAL, AND YOU ARE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT. I KNOW YOU GET CARDS GIFTS. I KNOW YOU ARE JUST HAPPY GETTING A CARD ARE E-MAIL FIDDLE DE DE WOE IS ME. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW YOUR SURGERY WILL BE FINE. YOU KNOW EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. IF YOU FEEL SCARED AND WOULD LIKE TO BE STRONGER TELL YOUR DOCTORS HUN.THEY CAN RESCHEDULE IT, THATS WHAT I WOULD DO, BUT WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT. TO THE NEWBIES I ALWAYS ANSWER YOUR E-MAILS PERSONALLY AND TO THE LIST.IF YOU TRLL ME SOMETHING THAT YOU DO NOT WANT THE WHOLE LIST TO KNOW MY LIPS ARE SEALED AS ARE THE OTHER MEMBERS. I SIGN OFF TIAD, JUDE AND I CAME TO USE THAT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AS SCARLET WOULD SAY TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS US ALL TIAD PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)