Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 Hey wait! It seems that we are losing the very people we want to keep on this list. I, personally, need Joe and others who are farther along the DS trail than I am. I hope that those who stated they would leave will change their minds. I hate the thought of being left alone in the middle of the battlefield, yet I truly need DS support at this point. It seems as though the group will split in two, with one list for those who are interested in DS info and support, but not into protracted confrontation and fighting, and those who chose to fight. Wherever the peaceful DSers end up, don't forget me. Dawna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 Is it possible to dispense with talk of Petitions? In the last 12 hours there have been 30 posts on the subject. 10 of them by the same member. This reminds me of a Philosophy Argument. It can go on and on and on 'ad nauseum'. Some differences of opinion are simply too emotional to be settled with any clear resolve. The posts, both pro and con now dominate the theme of this group. This is not what I hoped to discover and ponder when I joined this group. I had anticipated that issues would pertain to the DS WLS experience. While Deb's issues certainly center on that, the rest of you have moved past that and made her status a 'cause celebre'. I am going to follow Joe's wise lead and disentangle myself from this hornet's nest. I am facing surgery in 1 month and I can tell you, I have different priorities these last 4 weeks than hashing out this conundrum. I will also unsubscribe. I hope everyone will take a good look at the direction this group is taking. Maybe the group ought to be renamed or something. It sure is misleading to think of it as the 'Open duodenal group' right now. disappointed, gobo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 I agree. This is enough already. I have been so blessed to meet wonderful and supportive people on this list and the thrill is gone. I just don't want to read about this anymore. I want to learn and also help and support others. I feel very badly for the people who have been hurt and feeling badly in this group. It has been a positive for so many. I too am going to let this calm down and will go back on in a few weeks. Ellen(Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 no, it is not possible to dispense with talk of petitions. and you have seen me reposting it because i am cleaning it up, compiling all the names on one and reposting a neater version. some of us feel that an injustice has been done, and we have a right to stand together and say so. it is the nature of protest to continue to protest until one has accomplished their goal, or until one is forcefully silenced. use the delete button. i know i do. and teresa, ruisha@..., deb *is* on moderated (read: edited/censored) status. i frankly don't care what she calls ren, a butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker, she can say whatever she pleases! i feel it's paranoid to believe that the list or it's members could be in any legal danger because of deb expressing her opinion of her surgeon. i've seen folks elsewhere express the same sentiments about drs they've known and none of the list members there quake in the boots because of potential 'slander'. one person, on one globally inconsequential list, is not going to stir up a supreme court case! shutting up deb isn't about legal issues, it's about her pushing buttons that people would rather not have pushed. it's about her compromising the comfort level of the defensive and the timid. it's ridiculous and there's no place for it an a so called 'open' forum. erika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 Hang in there Dawna-- I have declared a unilateral cease fire and will chew my tongue off before I rejoin the fray. If we just hang in there, the ones who have gone no-mail will come back. We have to keep this list up and running for all our sakes. None of us can go this surgery alone. Sanity will prevail -- it will just take a while for the sloshing to subside in our tempestuous tea pot. Nan E (who actually has great faith in the power of groups to heal themselves). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 I know I dont post here very often but I read EVERY SINGLE MESSAGE! PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE GROUP PLEASE, I know I need you guys, you guys have been very helpful in the past. And now that I met with the surgeon and I am waiting for the results of my test I know I will need you more now that I am slated for surgery! Lisbeth --- DawnaJoy1@... wrote: > Hey wait! > > It seems that we are losing the very people we want > to keep on this list. I, > personally, need Joe and others who are farther > along the DS trail than I am. > > > I hope that those who stated they would leave will > change their minds. I > hate the thought of being left alone in the middle > of the battlefield, yet I > truly need DS support at this point. > > It seems as though the group will split in two, with > one list for those who > are interested in DS info and support, but not into > protracted confrontation > and fighting, and those who chose to fight. > > Wherever the peaceful DSers end up, don't forget me. > > Dawna > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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