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Forum: Info on Melanie

03 October 2006

inthehills – at 17:00

just read on another blog of melanie’s current state of affairs. seems as if those of us who frequent this site could pony up a few bucks for the cause. how about the price of 25 lb.bag of rice? mods,could you please post a sterile mailing address?

Urdar-Norge – at 17:16

i think there was a paypal donate button somewere… maybe on some of the motherblogs..

Elder Berry – at 17:18

Can you give a link or an explanation here, please?

Urdar-Norge – at 17:19
Elder Berry – at 17:23

“regarding Melanie” - I should have added at the end of my post.

I’m-workin’-on-it – at 17:24

You’re welcome to use the money I sent awhile back for fluwikie for any use needed to help any moderators — that is as long as it arrived at the POBox I sent it to that I’d found here — would someone confirm that address was correct before I mail more funds, which I’d like to do???

Urdar-Norge – at 17:36

cant find the donate button, heard about it, never seen it, think it should be made one. a looooot of work done here for free…..

seacoast – at 17:40

What is going on?

anonymous – at 17:41

What is Melanie’s current “state of affairs”. What’s “the cause”?

gharris – at 17:49

This was posted on her Bump in The Beltway this a.m. - October 03, 2006 The Insurance Tangle My health situation has gotten more complicated as I am now fighting both depression and anxiety in additition to some sort of serious gastro-intestinal bug. All of my very limited energy has gone into the hunt for insurance that will cover at least some of these conditions. I’m still around, but don’t have the concentration right now to be contributing as often as I did before.

Chesapeake – at 17:51

http://tinyurl.com/qjund Bump in the Beltway

Wolf – at 21:08

I know depression, anxiety and effing gastrointestinal distress all too well. (STILL no insurance >sigh<) We’ve had our differences, but all the best, Melanie. Be well.

2beans – at 21:23

DemfmCt:

Does she have an email address to which contents aren’t posted to the web?

DemFromCTat 21:33

She can be reached at her blog email at Bump, where she posted. And as she posted, she’s not checking it frequently.

The sentiments and good wishes are sincerely appreciated (and I will relay them) but I don’t know if it’s really a proper topic of discussion here. We are a community in the Forum, but as always the balance between privacy and community is a tricky one. That’s especially true when she’s not around to answer.

For that reason, and if i don’t hear from her, we may wind up closing this thread in a bit.

I’m-workin’-on-it – at 21:35

I wonder….is it still OK to distribute the public announcements to newspapers, etc. with her contact info on it or would she prefer the responses go to one of the others of you?

Green Mom – at 21:38

I do understand about the balance between privacy and community. I would still like to relay my best wishes and thoughts in regard to Melanie. I have thought about her often and wondered how she is-I miss her here on the forum and just really hope she feels better soon.

DemFromCTat 21:41

No, at the moment, the contact stays as is. But that’s a thought.

Arkie – at 21:43

Well, we were worried about her, I had read her entries on the “Beltway” blog concerning her illness, and she has not been around here later. We are just caring about a friend. Send best wishes, and when she feels better she can let us know she does. Until then, here’s hoping for rapid recovery!

inthehills – at 21:55

there was an notice placed on the other blog that included pay-pal. i’ll post a link if the mod’s approve,but i’ll bow to the privacy issue. it seemed a rather compelling request. close the thread if appropriate. the other blog has a large readership,so i assumed this was public knowledge.apologies if boundries were crossed.

TRay75at 22:08

My best to Melanie and hopes that she can find the help she needs from whatever means they may come. Dealing with the awesome scope of a pandemic threat and having to the courage to raise to action a tool such as Flu Wiki in deference to that threat was and continues to be a rare courage and compassion for humanity. Thank you, Melanie.

EnoughAlreadyat 22:46

My heart goes out to her. We’ve battle a nasty gastro-intestinal bug and a nasty respiratory “bug” for a month now. It’s going around here (my area) like crazy. About the time you think you’re getting over it… somebody else gets it or relapses. The biggest thing is it drains and zaps energy out of you. We were able to get medication. Even with that, deductibles have been taxing on the pocketbook. Medication relieved symptoms but didn’t “cure” the problem.

Prayers and thoughts are with Melanie!

DemFromCTat 22:53

inthehills – at 21:55

Chesapeake posted the link above.

I’m-workin’-on-it – at 23:00

If you use paypal, you can write a note on the form, and someone needs to remind her to check & pull funds down to her account — it’s not an automatic deposit into her bank, she has to transger it.

Arkie – at 23:26

Anyway, sending love, Melanie, and let us know if we can do anything to help… ripple@mv.tel.net

04 October 2006

inthehills – at 11:44

demfromct@22:53.it was another blog entirely. another prominent philly blogger. cheers

diana – at 12:01

Gastrointestinal woes here in Jersey also. Know someone who was hospitalized over the weekend. All my best and warmest regards. Hope Melanies health improves, but it seems that people here are recovering slowly. Take care.

06 October 2006

seacoast – at 07:47

You are in our thoughts and prayers. I’ll hold you in the light….

05 November 2006

Lisa the GP – at 15:32

I had a serious gi bug about a month ago. It lasts 3 days, plus fatigue after that. Stay hydrated. It won’t last long.

The mood issues are another matter. You have my sympathy for both the chronic and the acute problems.

Lisa the GP – at 15:33

oh, swell, misread the month. nevermind…

FloridaGirlat 16:28

Lisa… The month doesn’t matter, she has been ill a while.

See her blog… http://www.beltwaybump.com

3 posts in a month.. (I think we wore her out!)

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