Please know that I will still be part of the group, though my time and responsibility will be changing. Life throws us many changes and we must adapt accordingly.
I am looking forward to just enjoying the membership!
See you on the boards!
Big hugs,
SK
Hi Susan, I’ll miss you as a moderator. Tank you for all your time, sage advice and support, not only for me but for everybody on the site. . I’m really glad that you are staying on as a member, and hope you’ll still be my friend. I’ve been reluctant to message you as I know you and your family have been going through a really bad time. I’ll keep on thinking about you every time inclement weather is heading your way. I hope your mom is recovering well, I know it is a long convalescent time as my Mom broke her hip at 82, but she did recover well, and was mobile until she passed away. I hope you are feeling better, and look forward to seeing you on the site as a member.
Love and hugs
B2chi. (Barb)
Big loving hugs to you, SK. I have loved you since the first day I came here, last January. I know you will still be here. I hope and pray things are going well for you and your wonderful family.
Love,
Kitty
SK,
I'm very sorry to hear this. The work you've done here has been immeasurable. In so many ways, this site IS you. I've been blessed to see all of the behind the scenes work you've done for years and want to take a moment to acknowledge it. I certainly hope that you DO stay on as a commenter! I know that being a moderator is hard work and you were Super-Moderator, doing so much more than has been seen. So I'd love to see you here commenting without having the burden of being a moderator on your shoulders. Don't leave us!!!
You KNOW that you can always come to me. I'm always happy to talk to you. Had to bring my sister to the doctor today, then shop, then bring the dog to the vet but want to talk to you tomorrow!!!! I'm so sorry that I couldn't get back to you today. But tomorrow will be better because I've also been horribly sore and woozie. Hopefully I'll be a lot better tomorrow for talking. And I look forward to chatting!
Thank you so very, very much for all of the time and effort you've put into this group. Thanks to you, I have much more understanding of my illness and a desire to keep on even when I find myself foundering with this illness. More than anything, I hope that you too have found comfort with us. And I pray that your health continues to stay at the current level or even improves if the right treatment comes along.
Hugs and appreciation,
Petunia Girl
Thank you all for the appreciation and recognition of my work here, through your discussions, postings, private messages, and posts on my board! It really does mean a lot to me!
Scott told me that I changed the lives of thousands on Ben's Friends, and if I never do another thing, that is something very powerful to achieve in a lifetime, especially in a time of irreversible illness. But you know, they have all changed my life too!
My Mom comes home tomorrow, and everything is ready, clean, and she is packed and more than ready to come home to us, and of course I am ready to fall on my face! ha!
Thanks to all for the support you have given me, I'll be around!
Love to all,
Susan aka SK
My dear SK ,
You have been such an inspiration to me and no doubt thousands … Your words of encouragement are like no other, oh my goodness women I miss you already ! I can’t even begin to explain how much I look up to you as our mother moderator, the first thing I do when I log in is look to see if your on, some how I always felt better & not alone when I’d see you on .
as petunia has said it so perfectly your work behind the scene has been such a blessing !
I know you have had your hands full with taking care of your mom , and please know you are all in my prayers daily …
I consider you like family and certainly a very good friend 
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being such a special person !!
I can’t promise I won’t be e-mailing you for advice if a "situation " arises … But I can say for sure i will always ask myself what would SK do ? I’m so proud to say I learned from the best !
I hope when things settle down you will consider be mod again…
All my love, many hugs & blessings
dee B
SK You are a very kind and sensitive man and you worked tierlesly to help other people cope with the stress and pain in there lives I would personaly like to thankyou for your sacrifice and hope you find peace and happiness that you deserve on your new path with love and respect Jeannie
Thank you! You have all touched me deeply!
My Mom is home, I was there at 7 am, and my husband had bacon, eggs, and coffee for her when we got here. All of her laundry is done, we had company for 11 hours, and she is tucked in tight! Hopefully she will sleep well as there was always a big commotion about something there every night to keep her awake!
My granddaughter is to be induced Wednesday, so I'll soon have a new baby girl to spoil!
Hi SK,
Thank you so much for being there when I first joined, it's lovely to know that you'll still be here as a member.
I know that you are highly valued by so many people, including myself.
Love to you and your family.
Lucy xx
SK, thank you for everything. Can’t even express how your comments have helped me. You have helped me to reach out and share my experiences to hopefully help others. Hope to see you around. You will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers as you care for your mom. Enjoy the new grand-baby! Be kind to yourself. You are a great woman with so much heart. Gentle hugs, Scarlett
Thank you both, nice to see that people are still responding to this!
My new granddaughter was born Nov 21 in the morning, at first she was called Leahnah, BUT this was changed just before it had to be final to Bryleigh. She was 6 lb 14 oz and is beautiful! We had her big brother with us the night before, and he 'swam' through the bed the entire night!
Having my Mom come home was wonderful, but we were only told that a ramp and a bed downstairs were needed, no mention of lift bars on both sides of the toilet, a higher toilet seat, a higher living room chair, and so many other important things.
According to the home nurse and the in home therapist, she is NOT using the walker correctly, and the fact that she is reaching down to put her shoes and socks on, SHE is pulling the rod out of place. The Ortho surgeon said she has a 3 week chance yet to allow this bone to heal with the screw and rods in place, if that is NOT successful then a much more invasive and complicated hip replacement will be necessary and she will have to start all over again!
I had NO IDEA how difficult this was going to be, but we ARE going to do it! We are both exhausted!!
Bless her heart she is trying so hard NOT to be a burden, but is undoing the surgery! We're going to 'have the talk again today'!
Hope everyone is as well as they can possibly be!
Love,
SK