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If they don't come here and look then they don't even know you posted. 

All the support group boards are dead, No one comes around here at all, no one comes to the chats or anything. Little discouraging.

 Darlene and everyone else.

Where is everyone at. I have been having computer trouble and hope that my computer comes home to me this week. I have been having to share my daughters and her computer is so tiny and in my opinion isn't even a good paper weight.  LOL I will be typing along and it will for no reason jump up to another line or like half a page up. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. SO some times I don't even open it up. I would have it fixed for her but no sure it's worth the time and effort. LOL

I sure hope this board starts picking up. I know we have a great group here and could get some good conversations going.  Don't forget we have one of the most knowlegable leaders on the board here, and if she doesn't know the answer you can get your butt she will try to find the answer out for us.

Take care all and have a beautiful week!

Rani, Welcome to our group. I am so pleased that you joined us. I know it must be difficult being so far away. Right now our group is a bit slow but it will pick up soon, I am always trying to post things to help and sometimes we have chats. Hope you can join us some time. If you ever want to use the chat room, please feel free, send some of us a message and we can meet you there. Again, welcome to our group.

Calling On Friends When we are going through a difficult time, we may hesitate to call even our best friends because we don’t want to burden them with our troubles. This can be especially true if we’ve been going through a series of challenges, and we’re starting to feel as if we sound like a broken record. It is important to remember that at times like these our friends sincerely want to be there for us whenever they can. We can always check with them to make sure it’s a good time for them before we start talking, and if it’s not a good time, we can call back at another time, or call another friend. We know for ourselves that when we have a good friend, we don’t want them to suffer alone when we are just a phone call away. We want them to call us and share their sorrows with us, as well as their joys, because this is what sharing a life through friendship is about. It is at our lowest points that we really need to rely on our friends without worrying that we are a burden. If you are feeling self-conscious about having a tough time, you can bring this fact into the conversation by acknowledging it. Chances are your friend will reassure you that she is happy to be there for you. In fact, rather than feeling taxed, most of us feel better when we have helped a friend simply by listening empathically while they share their feelings. Without our friends, we would be hard pressed to get through the tough times and celebrate the good ones. If we leave our friends out of our process when the going gets tough, our friendships can begin to feel shallow. On the other hand, when we include our friends in the full story of our life—the good, the bad, and the ugly—we build authentic relationships in which we can be who we truly are. When we do this, we invite our friends to bring their whole selves to the relationship as well.