My Dearest Rick, The TMIC is a family, and you are one of the brothers in our family. Family members ought to love one another and I thoroughly believe that we share a mutual love for every person on this Transverse Myelitis List. Transverse Myelitis robs each of us and our families and friends of much of the joy in our lives. This List, made up of people in need of many things, brings some of our stolen joy back to us. Do all support groups work this way? Do they share the kindness and love that this TM List does? Do they help one another in their time of need? I truly do not know what other groups are like, but I choose to believe that our TM List is special, made up of very special people, all with special needs, and with hearts so big that we give even though we need for ourselves. No thanks is needed, Brother Rick. But we do accept your expression of love for the generous people who reached out to you and your family during your time of need. You are going to continue to need our love and support in the months to come, and you can rest assured that we will be here for you. You call...and we will answer.
Love, (speaking for all in the TMIC) Jude ,,n a message dated 2/7/2009 3:40:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: My Deareast of Freinds, To so a simple thank you is it seems not quite significant enough to say to you how much it means to send out a call for help like I had to do concerning my son. At a time like this when I felt embarrassed to ask for money from people who actually don't owe my family a thing and to see the out pouring of love and sympathy from many of you was an amazing thing. Its hard for me to put into words the way it made me feel just knowing that you all felt my need and distress in this difficult time in our life with the loss of a son, a freind and such a tender spirit. Jeff when he was alive read many of the letters from the fine people and was, to say the least, amazed at the amount of caring from people on the list for each other. He was so proud, knowing my condition, that I found you all. He could not believe how willing we all were to give advise to each other in our times of need. If it helps to sustain us, know this, he is in Heaven, of this I am sure, spreading to our heavenly Father the fact that people are good and in a time of need that my needs were met by the most unlikely source, handicapped people like me who were there in my time of need. We have all been bless by a crippling disease, not by the way it affected our mortal body but by our mortal heart. We all deserve a huge hug and a pat on the back. I cannot express in words the pride I have for the TMA and the IDC. To say anything more than thank you all, I just don't have the words in my vocabulary to express how I feel for the out pouring of love. Just let me say thank you for your help and you can let your mind tell you how proud you should feel for what you did for someone you barely know. Again Thank you and concider yourself blessed by God our Father. With all my love, Rick Ashford **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1218550342x1201216770/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=fe bemailfooterNO62)
