Thank you ... Support is a two-way street

Yesterday we had our monthly general support group meeting here in Raleigh. The group was a bit smaller than usual, but par for the course considering that the holidays are near. It was so nice to see so many familiar faces and a few that are new ...

Andrea U was gracious enough to spend some time talking with us about the importance of being informed about our nutrional and supplemental needs, regardless of our WLS journey. She provided some very good information gleaned from the ASMBS that addresses the recommended labs for patients of any type of WLS. We all truly appreciated the time and effort that went into the informative presentation.

We decided that even though December is a busy month, we'd like to have both the monthly support group meeting and the Holiday Get Together scheduled for December, so both are on.

I want to take a moment to say a heartfelt, special thank you. As many may know, I do not charge for the support group meetings, but do incur costs to run the wls.meetup.com/101 website and for the photocopies, name tags, etc... that I provide at the monthly meetings. I don't charge anything because I don't want people to not come because of expense. At any rate, yesterday I received a lovely card and a 'donation' envelope to help defray some of the expenses. I was truly touched and deeply appreciate both the sentiments and the actual financial support. The support and vote of confidence that this gesture represents are yet another benefit of this incredible journey.

I want you to know that support is a two-way street and I find that get more support than I give. Thank you all so very much for who you are and what you do.

Barb

BArb, that was so nice of them..It IS a two way street..
some people like to receive & not give..but if we could all just work together we would be more blessed.
for me, this board has been a blessing...you guys are willing to help with any questions I may have..
so I thank you for all you do!!

I agree and if there is every anything I can do just let me know.  Hope I can get back to the meetings next month and see some of you.

Deborah