Hey Everyone I'm Kevin and I don't participate in the discussions very often although I am a subscriber and read all the e-mails.
It's funny that you folks are talking about the recent misunderstandings and people are unsubscribing. I saw the same exact thing happen on the Yahoo group. These are the reasons that I don't participate in e-mail discussions and have gravitated to a site where there is a live chat and we can also post pictures of ourselves and families and whatever else. I like that because it makes things feel like we are all a part of a big family. The live chat is also wonderful because you get to actually "talk" to the other person in real time. I met a guy online that wanted to start his own TM support site and he felt as I do about the e-mail lists...He wanted something "real time" so he and I created the TM Network. It really is a great group and we all are just one big family. I think the site could really benefit from some of the knowledge and chat that goes on here. Check it out and who knows...you might be online at the same time as one of your other TM friends and get to chat with them. http://transversemyelitis.ning.com/ Take care, Kevin ________________________________ From: Trudy Ogilvie <mother...@gmail.com> To: gbthomas8...@sbcglobal.net Cc: heyjude48...@aol.com; rj_ran...@yahoo.com; TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 7:29:52 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] UNSUBSCRIBE I could not agree more!! The major problem with e-mails is you cannot see the person's face nor their particular way of speaking. I am grew up in New York... need I say more.. yet still some of my friends don't know if I'm joking or serious in an e-mail. So as a result you definitely have some "misunderstandings" and I think that is what happened here. There is truly no one on this list who would intentionally hurt someone's feelings. Yet it happens all the time. We don't want anyone leaving this list. We do need each other. So please, let's just chalk it up to an unfortunate misunderstanding. You know if we all went to gmail, we could put a picture up and at least you would get an idea of who you are talking to..... just my idea ..... you will not hurt my feelings if you disagree... tho I am from New York and most definitely connected to the "Irish Mafia" ...... just a joke :) Trudy P.S. Jude we need you!! don't even think about it.... are you sure you're not catholic?? (jk) means joke! On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 6:21 PM, <gbthomas8...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: No, Jude, you are most definitely NOT a part of any problem--if there even is one. Naturally when people are involved, not everything suits or pleases everyone and some things may annoy certain ones but not others. If we just try to stick to the guidelines set up for the "list" (although I can't remember them or know how to find them--maybe they should be sent once in a while) that would help but there will still be some little "rubs" now and again. But, anyway, Jude, you are an encouragement and I know of nothing that you have written that is a problem. Gary in snowy SW Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: heyjude48...@aol.com To: rj_ran...@yahoo.com ; TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] UNSUBSCRIBE I respond to a lot of my email directly to the person who wrote it, even though it was sent to the List. I also write directly to the List and would like to know if I am one of the persons this email is written about? If I am making a problem for someone I would like to offer an apology and will remove myself from the List, even though it is a life saving group for me. Without the support from the friends I have made from this List, I don't think that I would have recovered from the pneumonia and staff infection last year. I still have the "bug" and rely on my friends more than ever. Please let me know if I am part of the problem and I will say my goodbyes so that others will be able to use the List for what they need it to be. Sincerely, Jude In a message dated 1/10/2009 1:01:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rj_ran...@yahoo.com writes: David, What can be done about some of the unnecessary discussions that have been occurring on this site in the past 8 or so months. They have been many people who have left this group and I believe it might be because of the bantering back and forth. Is it possibly that the ones doing the bantering can be removed off the list or blocked instead? The type of discussions in the past weeks have bothered me just a touch. I joined the group because I lost the use of my leg, followed by my bladder and recently had an attack on my brain stem that resulted in trigeminal neuralgia. I joined the group for help and because I was out there in the world without answers and in fear and desperation. I can handle a lot of the stuff that is said but I have noticed that when I read this bantering back and forth that it creates a negative focus in my mind and clogs up my email. I have thought that I might just get a new email account just for this TM group or just talk to friendly members using another Internet service so that I don't have to read the drama. I get enough of the drama from high school students where I work. ________________________________ A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!
