Mike ( Kansass ) My first friend and inspiration

(Cinnamonheart) , for her honesty, openness, and love.

rayfor her always bieng there. debra for alwys asking if i need her .

little b for chatting with me until I can take my evening meds and always being there.
Susie (11 longyears) for making me laugh even when I feel bad.

little b for chatting with me until I can take my evening meds and always being there.
Susie (11 longyears) for making me laugh even when I feel bad.

11longyears the first person to reach out to me on this site.
Superduck my coffee partner, I'll be glad if she ever gets her chat back.

Hippy for talking me through so much. Thank you my friend.

Jan, my partner in all the evils of w/c.

Ducky for making this wonderful space and cheering us all on.

I could go on and on, so many of you have been such good friends and Pauli does look as good in Mackie as I do.

My inspiration is DS for giving me a place to go where I am understood and not so alone. It gave me this room where I feel comfortable just being me. Mostly it gave me a great group of friends who are my family and it keeps growing all the time! I laugh with you all and I cry with you all. I've never been so inspired by a group of people nearly this much in my whole life as the bunch of Yahoos that are in this room!
Love ya all bunches,
Toni

Kansass was my first connection of this sight. I think we were both newbies and were a little shy . So we talked to each a long while before we stepped out........I have made so many friends here that I don't know where to start. My sister Pauli well I call her my little sister because she thinks she can eat more watermelon then me and I just laugh at her. She might be old but she can't out eat this mamma. Lol then I met Hippy, Irocket, and Manny. Notice girls I put you in alphabetical order so no fighting PLEASE!!!!!!actually those three scared me when I came to DS . I thought like maybe they own the place. They were everywhere. Then one one them comment on something I said and we are all like sisters. We have so much in common, we laugh and cry together , we share some of our person stuff and when I add Pauli with that I found for new sisters who I truely love them like a sister. And I have so many take are like a family to me.what I love about this group of people is I can be myself ! Don't have to put on to be what I'm not. If I want to be the crazy person I am then that's who I am. I feel if someone thought they were tired of me being silly they would just say so and I sop ! Well for a while because we do need laughter even though I pull crab from my butt some days. So yes This group is a wonder group of people and personally I hope itdoesnt get much large because I think we will lose that family bond. Just my opinion. Love youalland thanks for being YOU!!!!!

Does that mean I go again?
RSDhurts for a true connection and understanding.
Pauli, for being an angel.

Mike, you got it. If your name is mentioned by someone......respond with two more, if you want to.

Let's keep this going.

If somebody mentioned you, then you need to mention two!!!

David.

Well, I am just going to jump in because I first of all want to say that I love all the support I get every day from every person here! You are all the best and you make everyday tolerable. I send you all heartfelt hugs! There are a couple of people who have gone out of their way to make me feel at home here and I would like to honor them now...

The first being my dear friend Cherry, (CherryChanga) Every single day she checks up on me and sends me loving messages. My world had been made so much brighter because of her and I so value her friendship. Thank you Cherry for all you do for me! I so appreciate you!! Love You! Cathy

Then there is my dear friend Vicki, (Nrthngl4ever). She has is an amazing kind woman and I adore her. I value her advice and am grateful for her caring. Together we have bonded like sisters and I so treasure that! Thank you Vicki for all your sage advice and caring I so appreciate you!! Love You!! Cathy

Ummm

Everyone here has inspired me many times over...so, I don't name people specifically.

The two things that inspire me the most are 1. The ability to be honest and recieve support here---whether I am right, wrong, strong or weak....I can always be honest here.
2. I am inspired by nature. The beauty of a sunset or sunrise, the coolness of a breeze, the gentle singing of birds in the first of the morning. I could go on and on.

oh goodness! i rely on so many of you so i'll be comming back again and again if im called

minnea - for always letting me know i'm not alone and reaching out to me every single time i have ever needed anything

littlb- for her knowledge and humor!

Ah Ray, I was saving you incase I got called on again.

Ray for remaining positive through all you have been through. I like a zany chick, lol.

Sweet - my hurricane buddy, you are always so sweet and caring.

I would like to say that each one of us is very special to this room. There are people who come everyday and share their thoughts/opinions and offer support. There are people who are new, we don't know them yet but, they have come here to open up and share about their strengths and weaknesses. There are people that most of us never see...those who have not found their voice or choose not to have one---but, they read, they listen to us and they are members of US.

There is no one more popular here than any other and no one is better or worse than any other. That is what inspires me the most about this room and all of you. This is not some highschool clique...but, grown people facing some of the toughest challenges every single day who chose to reach out their hand and support others from their hearts===out of kindness and love===even though they don't meet them face to face.

You are all my inspiration, you all make this room the wonderful place that it is and you all are an intregral part of my reason for being here all together.

Thank you all