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This site gives me more support than all the rest of my support groups combined. Thankyou .......thankyou..thankyou Joe and Christine and everyone who has replied to my posts or posted info.

jackie (down under)

6.8 yr survivor 26 months NED after liver met

Joe and Christine, please know that almost 100% of her2 members are deeply in debt to you both for all the hard thankless work that you do for all of us. You definitely have the upmost respect from the majority of us and we are forever grateful. I don't know what happened but it must have been something so awful for you to get so upset. Please know how appreciated you are. I don't know many who would dedicate themselves to so many. You are one in a million for sure. So sorry this happened.

With endless gratitude,
Rina

Please allow me to add my appreciation to Joe and Christine for their hard and dedicated work. This group will be physically and emotionally lost without them.

As to the unfortunate event that upsetted so many of us, I believe none of the people had the intention of hurting anyone. When an argument got intensely hot, they just became out of control. We should forget and forgive what happened. The past will serve a good lesson to all of us that tolerance and respect should occupy a high level of priority in any discussions.

Thanks to all who posted or had the urge to post on the eve of Thanksgiving.

Dear Joe and Christine, thank you so much for all of the work you do to maintain this most important link to my sanity! I must have missed the post that you are talking about. I would be lost without this support group so I hope nothing happens to cause you to shut it down. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you have done and, hopefully will continue, to do.

Dear Joe & Christine,
Thank you for your dedication to this website and for stepping in and helping us refocus our energy.

I am a member of a UK breast cancer site where I derive much comfort and support, as well as giving it.

However, it is here where I come to find out all the latest news on HER2. This I then give to my medics in the hope that they will take notice.

So thank you from me, too. I genuinely believe flaxseed is an important natural inhibitor of HER2+ cancer, and this I learnt here.

Mcgle (UK)

For Christine and Joe: thank you for all the energy you give to us, the HER2 Group. You, and all the HER2 women on this wonderful forum, help me to be stronger. I learn so much from this site on a medical standpoint and just as important, on a human standpoint. Joe, you are so right. Michka

Dear Joe and Christine:
I don't post often, but I do regularly read the posts.... I just want to say, I am so very happy to have found this place.. I want to add my thanks for such a place to ask, receive and get support. and advice from the great folks here..
The work you do is so very much appreciated...I thank you and Christine from the bottom of my heart.... please know that your work is appreciated...

I also would like to make a donation to the site.... I can"t get the link to work...On one of the posts, an address was mentioned.. where do I find that??? Could somebody help me.??? I guess I have chemo brain...???.

again, thanks so much for this site.. I have taken some of the posts to my Dr. and he sat there and read them .

Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving
 

Dear Joe and Christine,

I am very thankful for this site. I think that people don't fully appreciate the market value of the services you donate. I donate to a cancer support charity in the UK and they mentioned in their recent mailing how much it costs per hour to keep their website up and it was quite expensive (wish I could find it now, but no such luck). And the great thing about this group is that there isn't the us/them divide that you get with some chatrooms where the organisation leaders, who may be charity professionals rather than cancer survivors or people living with cancer, don't always seem to understand what things are like for people with cancer.

I hope that you have a very nice Thanksgiving.

Best wishes,

Christine MH

I hope you have a nice Thanksgiving Day
 

Dear Joe and Christine,

I am sorry to hear that some people have been disrespectful.

Recently I received a mailing from a cancer charity I support in the UK and was shocked to learn how much it was costing them an hour to keep their website up. I had never really thought before about how much a website like this one costs to run. It made me really appreciate all that you do.

I guess the thing that I think is so great about this website is that it is run by people who have been directly affected by cancer. Charity professionals are great, but sometime they don't always understand where we are coming from. Also, that this website does so much to help defeat this type of breast cancer by publicising trials and new developments.

I hope that you have a great day with your family.

Thanks wholeheartedly to Joe & Christine
 

I think I know which thread Joe deleted. I replied to it before the comments fired up. Have not been able to follow the last couple of days, but it WAS getting beyond "polite discussion."

The empathy and civility of the members here has always been one of this site's hallmarks, and I am glad to see that we do not NEED monitoring as a matter of course. The fact that Joe can feel at liberty to go about his business and trust that what is taking place here is non-threatening to anyone, yet honest, is a testament to the members.

We all come from different places and backgrounds to arrive here at a commonality with a terrible disease. Naturally we all have opinions on most everything, and our own ultimate truths, which may or may not be open to change. The only change we should be thumping for is a CURE!

Joe and Christine
I have been a member of this group for over 4 years, and I have seen differences in opinions, ideas etc. It is OK to have our opinions, we are all unique, as is our breast cancer...what works for one, won't work for another...one is taken and yet another lives on....but in all of this, we must never forget the reason this board was started by Joe and Christine...to help each other....with respect, knowledge and genuine compassion. This board has been a lifeline to me, don't know where I'd be without it.
Thank you Joe and Christine ...you are a lifeline

Thank you Joe and christine, I don't post as often because of the remarks that are at times so very hurtful. And my husband suggested I drop out of this site because of it, but I have always been a believer in the goodness of all. Thank you for your concern and for taking a step toward ending the bitterness. Much love, Vickie

Joe and Christine, I'm so sorry for whatever happened, like most of the others, I'm glad I missed it. I wish that I could put into words what this site has done for me, I would be lost without it. I occasionally visit other boards but this is the Her2 site, there's nothing out there like it. I've learned so much and have been hugged and helped by so many. I pray that whatever happened will be the end of the nasty times. We all love you so much!
Hugs

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've learned a lot from everyone here!

Thank you Joe and Christine.

Mary Jo

Where would I go?
 

Joe and Christine- I am sure you both must know that this board has "saved" so many women from the terror and fear that HER2 breast cancer can cause. I am a case in point. Without this board I would feel unarmed and ignorant of the knowledge I need to fight this never ending battle. I too, have tried the link to make a donation and been unsuccessful. I will try to find the address since someone mentioned it.
I would like to say "Thank you" from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to come to a place that can give me peace, love, knowledge, courage, and faith that we are going to beat this disease.
I don't know what thread you are speaking of, but I hope we can all remain calm, and focus on the purpose of this board.
Thank you again Joe and Christine for being there for all of us.
Happy Holidays to all,
Emelie

I, also, must have missed the post you are talking about...but I know that I would be LOST without this support group. Thank you, Joe and Christine, for all that you do. And thank you, Her2 Sisters for being here for me...and hopefully I am here for you because we all need each other!

Joe & Christine - I don't know what happen nor do I care to. However, I echo all replies, this is a great board and we are truly grateful for all the time and effort you put into this. Thank you 100 times over.

Mary

Please Do Not Say You Do Not Care...
 

I hasten to insert that there was much invaluable information on the vanquished thread that has been eliminated because of malice. That is not a victory, nor a reason to feel glad. Additionally, when a person's feelings have been trampled upon, though a few came to speak out for what is right and to remind those who chose to be vindictive and attack on a personal level -- that is also not a time to say *I don't care* or *I am glad I missed it*! HE WHO ALLOWS OPPRESSION SHARES THE CRIME. To look the other way, to avoid unpleasantness, is to contribute to the perpetuation of offensive behavior, not to rectify it! This site depends on the civil behavior and respectfulness of all who come to post here and those who come to glean insight. The loving support found here, in addition to the wealth of information and experience, is what makes *this* HER2 SUPPORT group so unique and vital to so many people trying to get a foothold. Let us not forget this fundamental attribute, as we dip in here for comfort and direction... We each bear responsibility for this continual fountain of understanding and knowledge generously shared by those willing to bear their Souls...
Andi