At Sat, 28 Jun 2003, MakeMineLatte@aol.com wrote:
>
>Greetings all,
>My husband & I travel to Germany on Tuesday, July 1st. I am going to have
>surgery with Dr. K (I will leave it at that) on July 4th. I think this date is
>poignant as I think of it as freedom & independence from adhesion pain.
>
>I have learned so much from this board and throughout the years the most
>important fact I will take away is that we must all be in charge of our own
>health. Education, information & support have kept me from falling off the deep
>end. I would like to personally thank Helen for her devotion to educating me
>through her postings.
>
>After my surgery I will resign from the board. It makes me feel selfish in a
>way, to use & leave but I plan on reclaiming my life. In the past 6 years, I
>have buried my mother, buried my only son, have had 3 surgeries and very
>little quality of life. I want to spend my remaining days being the wife, mother &
> now happily grandmother I have wanted to be.
>
>I thank you all for your help, information and continued support as we all
>try to find the solutions that work best for us as individuals. May each of you
>find a moment of pleasure in every day.
>
>~Kathleen~