Foxy,

Wonderful, wonderful news - not only for you, Foxy, but for us OLO as well.

Welcome Back!

I know this will not win friends. But I have been puzzled by it, so I WILL ask the question...

Foxy, you said a sad farewell to everyone on the 1st of this month, I'm sure I'm not the only one who has noticed that you never really left. You have been online here several times in the last thirteen days....

The kindness that many showed at your departure is a good measure of the kindness we DO still have in our society.
I did not participate in it though, because this scenario is all too familiar.....(No, not me, but it HAS been done on other forums).

Say a sad farewell to a forum, and then keep logging on to see what posters think about you! Then suddenly all's well, and back you come!

It's the cake and eat it thing;-the capacity to attend one's funeral to see who attends.

With all due respect, your goodbye because of ill-health lasted 13 days!

Can you tell me what was REALLY behind this?

(Don't go all shirty on me people, I can't be the only one who noticed this).

Dear Ginx,

I was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. It has been an ongoing battle. This time I had to have more surgery. My family has kept me up to date with all the comments on this site - because they know how important this Forum is to me.

I did not expect to be back. The surgery was a success - whether it comes back again - only time will tell.

Thank you for your concern Ginx.

"Thank you for your concern Ginx." (Quote: Foxy).

Your sarcasm is unnecessary.

I am currently in remission. But I have lived for years with various bits of my person being cut away,(from inside).

It takes months to recover from this surgery, so I admire your capacity to spring back so quickly, and as I said, not really be absent from the forum.

DON'T try to emotionally blackmail me. Cancer is my nemesis;- but I will face the bugger down and stall it for as long as I can.

(I did not just invent this story btw; I ended up discussing this on another forum, and became increasingly uncomfortable about doing so and left. It is part of my life, not my posts).

Dear Ginx,

I'm not being sarcastic - or trying to put you down in any way.
I'm sorry if what is happening to me does not suit your agenda - or understanding of how things should be. I can only tell you how it is with me. And as for my using 'emotional blackmail' as you put it - why would I? I don't know you at all and besides - I had assumed you would be supportive and understanding - as you had always been in the past.

When I started this thread I was in a very emotional state - my tumour had returned with a vengenance. It was like being given a death sentence. I honestly believed that I was not coming back.

That's why my family kept me informed with what was happening on the Forum. They wanted to cheer my up. I was given copies of all the comments.

My husband and son got quite interested in the various topics - and now it seems that they're going to join up as members.

Anyway - Ginx - I'm sorry if you feel that I've somehow let you down.
I'm also sorry to hear that you've got cancer as well. I didn't know that. But you must realize that it's not over for me yet.
Not by a long shot.

But, as you said - I too will not give up without a fight. My diagnosis is good this time. They feel they've got it all - we'll wait and see.

You're right about it taking a long time to get over an operation - my last one took close to two years. Psychologically - I still have
nightmares.

Cheers.

Come on ginx! if I was in hospital and asked my family to log on and see how the thread was going on my PC who would it say was on line?
Foxy great news we here in this forum have lost great posters to cancer we will do that again.
But you reward us all every one of us with your victory.
This thread put Christians and non believers, left and right together you did that.
The high regard we have for you did that
Ginx each of us fight a battle we in time will not win, my thoughts and wishes go to you too while battles are sometimes lost you will never be defeated.
Regards.