About Jodi.........

[Guest guest]

Dear Group,

We're all finding it pretty difficult to deal with our RLS these

days......with sleepiness, anxiety, pain, depression.........and each of us

handles this in their own way. And sometimes we feel like we're not handling

it at all.

I have been feeling really bad lately, as are many of you. Doreen is

recovering from Ovarian Cancer, Eve Crandall is fighting through her

tremendous depression at a special hospital in Canada., Jill is nursing her

Mom back from having a stroke, as is Colin in England.....and our group

leader, Jodi Judson, has gone through pure Hell these past few

months......this after a whole year of miserable times. I honestly don't

know how Jodi is surviving with this much adversity in her life. She is not

able to communicate very much with the group at this time, and this is

probably just as well, since things are not running too smoothly for

everyone. I know that she will hang in there as long as she can, but the day

may be coming when she will have to ask if someone else would like to take

over her job. It's time to put Jodi first.........if she is ever able to

allow herself to do that. I know that you all join me in sending Jodi our

heartfelt good wishes. She needs to just be able to feel decent

again......to be able to get out of bed and go to work. If she can do this,

then she will handle all of the other physical and financial complications

herself.

I would like to ask a very special favor of the group.

The very next

RLS attack that you have that gets you out of bed and walking the

floor.........stop for a moment and think about Jodi. Say a little prayer,

or just a few words, to help get some good vibrations going her way........as

a special thank you for all of the dedication and hard work that she has put

into this group. She has always been there for each and every one of us,

even paying the cost of running the group for a long time, which she does not

have to do now, I believe. She has done a wonderful job of handling the

support group and organizing the Thursday night chat. Perhaps if we do this,

somehow she will feel all of these good wishes floating her way at all times

of the day and night, and who knows......she might just gain some strength

from this.

I'm sorry to add more correspondence that is not RLS-related to our load, but

I felt this was important. I have something else I want to pass along

regarding another member of our group, but I will not do it in this letter.

It will be properly labeled so that you can avoid it if you wish.......but I

kind of think you will be missing a chance to have a good smile, if you

happen to need one.

Sleep well, Everyone.......

Connie, 62, MD