tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post3687252257164672281..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: Carnival Request - The Dangers of Online CommunitiesLisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-28253382633347336192009-01-26T16:08:00.000-05:002009-01-26T16:08:00.000-05:00Lisa, These forums do tend to attract the chronic ...Lisa, <BR/>These forums do tend to attract the chronic whiners but I have met some wonderful people too.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942824872182493224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-30865567449485860152009-01-25T22:34:00.000-05:002009-01-25T22:34:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602170879230059126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-51450689599975587982009-01-24T21:55:00.000-05:002009-01-24T21:55:00.000-05:00I'm guilty of avoiding MS forums because reading w...I'm guilty of avoiding MS forums because reading what other people are going through can both terrify and depress me about the future. However, I enjoy reading the blogs of people who show an overall strength through their struggles and do their best to stay positive through horrible thing. That's selfish, I know ... but it's how I handle knowing that I have this disease. I need to know there are people out there living a good life despite MS. I spend a lot of time trying to combat it with diet and supplements and have even recently begun entertaining the possibility that it might be aspartame poisoning rather than the MS I've been diagnosed with. I think that's a pipe dream really, but it is a shining hope for me. Maybe I'm the opposite of a cybercondriac? I've felt very lucky so far in not having had as rough a time *knock on wood* as most people I read about. I also have guilt having it easier than most, so far and fear that someone in the community will reject my right to comment when I'm feeling good.<BR/><BR/>BTW - thank you for your blog. You are a very strong and admirable lady and provide great service to the MS community.~Octhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424560774343634505noreply@blogger.com