very very upset!

Oh Honey , I am sure you are upset and I feel for  them too. But what would have happened if your throat had closed or you could not breathe? Nothing good could come from that. You are # 1 and we need you here. You did your best considering the cir****tances. Take care and there will be more events. Hang in there and get well soon. Hopefully this won't scare you like this again.

                                                                                                                     Julie

I know....................but like I said we only knew that one was not going to be able to attend because he emailed Mike so as far as we knew everyone else was going. I just feel horrible. Not a good situation today for a newbie who is fresh to the board looking for support to show up there and not have anyone. It makes me feel so so bad. It is just not right. If people knew they were gonna skip out after Mike emailed they should have said so and he would have had one of them list the event as postponed or canceled while it was still early this morning. But I am sure everyone was too busy with other stuff going on to email Mike back or call. So it does fall on me and for that I truly do feel bad.
        And thanks so much honey. I dont want a scare like this again either.....ever!! It was God awful.

Jilly,

You have absolutely nothing to apologize for.  You had a medical emergency.  Unfortunately, some others decided (probably for valid reasons) that they would not attend.  For someone to get on here and get ugly about it is ridiculous.  People need to remember that you arrange these things out of the goodness of your heart.  It's not like you're paid!!!

I hope to make it to one someday and actually meet you.  I pray that you are feeling better... and stop eating the shellfish (just kidding... saw your FB posting).  :)

That shellfish thing totally made me laugh he he he THANK YOU for that. I mean how many times can all the nurses and Doctors ask you the same darn question......it was annoying.
                                     And I feel bad for anyone who did show up especially Shannon since she doesnt know anyone on here. I felt like SOMEBODY should have been there for her and putting myself in her shoes I would be so upset too. I feel bad. Next time I need to assign a back up person. YOU BETTER BE AT THE NEXT ONE GIRLIE!!!!

I apologize,  my wife promised the girls I would take them swimming Sunday, Jessika had a belt test this am at 10am, I had a rocket (not mine) severely damage my truck last weekend. I had setup to meet my body guy on Sunday, but I had to change my appt with my body guy to get it looked at and fixed, before the flyer of the rocket  backs out of paying for the repair, so it had to be done today. I let Mike know I wasn't going to be able to make it, and I believe it forwarded to everyone. I got a call from another OH member that traveled quite a distance, and found no-body she recognized. I tried to put her in touch with the people who I had the numbers for, but when she called me I was in Havre de Grace, when she called back I was literally talking to my body guy about getting the truck fixed, while the family was waiting in the van. Trust me, I would rather have not spent so much of today dealing with this PIA, and would have prefered to be at the HR cafe.

I have only known Mike and Jilly for a short time, 4-5 months, but this is not how they operate.

Please accept my apology.
Tom

I am so so sorry we ended up not getting there.   We have been having major problems with both cars and we are JUST getting home now after midnight.   It was ONE of those days.

there is no excuse for us not showing up but I can tell you that most of the time the outings go off without a hitch....   this was just one case of one bad thing after another for ALL of us.

Nessa nobody showed up which we didnt learn until this email...I mean Mike did get a text from you and one other after 2pm but nothing from anyone else so we didnt know it did not happen. But you have had three deaths in the last week so MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU! (((Hugs))) If I would have known you were going through that and that the majority would not come I would have had Mike ask you to post that it was canceled but at this point its over with honey.

I traveled to the HRC yesterday myself and after getting there realized it was cancelled due to a valid reason ... our Jilly was in the E.R. at the hospital!  But, we had a great day enjoying the harbor, a wonderful walk for exercise and decided on lunch at Mo's -- the best decision of the day as this truly was the best fish and seafood I have ever had.  Where has Mo's been all my life?  I had the grilled grouper and my son had the grilled salmon.  Delicious and, of course, protein packed.  Let's try to get together again soon.   I'd like to invite everyone down my way to Skipper's Pier located in Deale, Md.  Skipper's is a casual restaurant with excellent food and sits on the water.  I will look at the calendar and post a date soon.  Any takers?

Thank you so muchChristie and again I am so so so SO sorry honey!!! I am glad you all ended up having a nice time. I have to try that place to eat once.............And Mike and I would LOVE if you set something up for Skippers ;o) Keep us posted.

It's a shame some people showed up, that didn't know Jilly wasn't going to be there, but from all I've read, concerning this, Jilly was the only one that wasn't going to be there, so where were the others that RSVP'd that they'd be there????
I had wanted to go, and would have driven all the way from Ocean City.  If I had gotten there, and no one showed up, my concern would have been for Jilly, NOT how far I'd driven.  I then would have gone to the brunch, by ourselves, and made the best of it, and after STILL would have been concerned about Jilly, as I know this isn't the thing she does!  My short time being a part of the Md. OH board, I've only met nice people, and unfortunately, it's only been online.  In my 63 yrs. of life, I've learned what's really important, having survived cancer, now for 6 yrs.  Everyday I wake up and see I'm REALLY awake and alive, I'm so thankful!

Jilly, I'm glad you're okay now, and I look so forward to one day meeting you and your family.  It should happen, within the next couple of weeks!  Planning to come to Pasadena, to help my son paint his new loghome exterior doors, and I'll call, in advance to hopefully plan a meeting at Rock Creek Diner.

My love to all in the Md. OH board, y'all, come on down the ocean!  At least send me some warm weather, PLEASE!

Love,
Ginger