I have been coming here for a couple of years. I am not active like many of you. There are various levels of participation. Those who are faithful. Those who come occasionally, those who come when things are bad, and those who come for a short time and leave.

All the above are amazing people. Any input anyone gives is input that helps another.

Seems lately I have fallen and getting back up has not been easy. I have turned many times to this refuge, and every time found the advice,, support, and encouragement I needed.

This last relapse and solumedrol nightmare I did not share here. i did not come for advice or support. I kept it to myself. Mostly because I simply did not have the energy to write about it.

While I did not post about it here, I did come here to read. Sometimes just knowing all this pain I feel is not just me, just knowing that makes me feel less crazy.

So know, when you hit post or you hit reply that what you are about to say is not only helping those few you see respond, but many others who just read and never reply, and many you search for an answer and come across your post and find hope, answers, inspiration, or just the feeling they are not alone.

They may read the post and never come back to Daily Strength, but what you posted, what you said may have given them the strength to make it through a really bad time in their life.

Thank you all for all your post, replies, inspirations, heart breaking stories, advice, questions, support, humor, care, vents, and rants. They all play a part in helping others.