WHERE IS YOUR SUPPORT ???

i just got off the phone with phyllis gilbert and she asked me if i have been to the michigan board lately...nope i haven't. she then told me that over time she has posted to those that needed prayers and supported those that needed it over and over again...now may i ask you this? WHERE IS YOUR SUPPORT FOR HER AT THIS TIME????????? her father is dying and she posted about it here and what support and prayers have been given to her?????? some of you should be ashamed of yourselves!!!!! SHOW HER SOME SUPPORT PLEASE!!!!!!

phyllis i am truly sorry that your dad is dying and i hope you know i did this post for you so you would hopefully get some support and prayers from those that you prayed for and supported in the past!!!

GOD be with you my friend!!! sending up many many prayers to help you get through this awful time.

Judy, I don't see a post from Phyllis in the last few weeks.  In fact, I remember seeing one of those teasers that she had posted but the post didn't come through.  I wasn't logged in, so I wasn't being blocked from seeing anything.  Double check and see if you see any posts.  I'll send her a note in a minute, thanks for letting me/us know.


Note sent as PM.  Sorry for typos, got a brace on my typing wrist.  I found her post on the morning chat.

Hello Judy,
Yes I seen  her post  !!!I like you i have given up on the Michigan Board because I didn't feel it was the same friendly board it once was when Kevin & Jon were on !
I have the rest of the world pushing me down I didn't feel I NEEDED TO LOOK FOR MORE HURT BY POSTING MY FEELINGS  HERE ONLY TO BE HURT " NO THANKS "
She posted on the Tuesday coffee & yesterday was my first day back on here just to  see if Kevin was back but only seen new faces !. 
But I did post yesterday to let Phyllis know that I'm so very sorry to hear of her dad. I
Have loss both of my parents you know how this changes a person to feel alone.Like you have loss another side of you .Phyllis I will call you soon know if you need anything no matter what time OF NIGHT PLEASE KNOW YOUR TRUE FRIENDS ARE HERE FOR YOU . I HAVE TO HELP MY SISER MOVE TOMOROW BUT  WILL CALL YOU LATER IN THE DAY.KNOW THAT I'M THINKING AND PRAYING FOR YOU & YOUR  FAMILY  ! GOD BLESS LOVE YOUR FRIEND
    SUE WENTOWRTH
P.S. JUDY WE SURE MISS YOU HERE IN MICHIGAN ! HOPE THINGS ARE GOING WELL FOR YOU IN OHIO ! AND THANKS FOR POSTING FOR OUR FRIEND !!!

I am one of the "new faces"  here.  I must say that from what I have read here I am discouraged,  I am two weeks away from surgery and thought this might be a good place to read about others going through the same thing.   To be fair, I have yet to check all the boards, but I am not feeling real hopeful at this point. 

I am truly sorry to anyone who is going through losing a parent.  We went through that with my husbands father not to long ago, it is something you live with everyday.  I will pray for you.

I guess I just felt like I needed to speak-up and maybe request that posts be kept more positive and supportive. 

I wish you all the best!

I'm fairly new here too.  I have found everyone here to be very helpful.  There are interesting people here that have "been there done that."  Every one has things happening in the lives too.  I done feel any one is here to carter to my needs but, I love that they are willing to share with me.

I am sorry to hear that one of our fellow Michigan posters is hurting.  I find  this board supportive most of the time, and I wonder if our reaction would have been different if Phyllis had started a new thread that specifically asked for support or identified her issue.  

My concern with putting this kind of request in the middle of the morning coffee post is that many of us skim the responses already posted, post to that thread quickly, respond to the QOTD and never go back to it again.  For example, I posted on Tuesday before Phyllis did and never saw her comment about hospice.  But if I saw a thread that said "I need your prayers" I would be sure to respond.

I am really sorry if I have not been supportive but I don't think it has been intentional on any of our parts.  I hope Phyllis gets great relief from hospice and that her memories of her dad are all good ones. 

I will echo Judy's sentiments.
Some of us did reply to Phyllis' occasional posts about her dad.

I hope she continues to feel comforted by those thoughts and prayers that were offered.

Judy I have been quilty of this myself.  I usually get on later after most have post.  I just reply to the QOTD knowing nobody may come back to read it.  I just skim over unless something jumps out, than I go back and read.

I have to say I do not post/look at the boards on the weekends.  Monday's it takes me hours to get through everything.  I did notice Phyllis post about her father, but it was within another post.  I left that post to see if I missed a post from Phyllis to find out what was happening and didn't find anything, then sadly got distracted at work.

I don't want to point any fingers but had their been a thread started about this I'm sure she would have received allot of support.  I know I've started threads here about some health issues I've had recently and have received allot of support from the people here.

I'm sure we all feel terrible for Phyllis, it is never easy to deal with a parent who is ill and dying (I've been through it with both of my hubby's parents).

My prayers are with her and her family at this time of sorrow.


Edie

I'm sorry to hear about her Dad, too. I read a lot of posts and don't always respond. But, that doesn't mean that I don't pray for them or support them ....