Thank you Joan

[keebler]

Thank you Joan for all the time, work, words of wisdom, compassion you have given to this forum.

I am very happy that you will still be around on the forum.:bigsmile:

Take care Joan!

Love,
Lyn

[peonyprincess]

Joan,

Wanted to take a few moments and tell you that I, and I am sure others would agree, that you will be sadly missed as a moderator. You did a great job and helping keep everyone informed. I hope and will say a ew words for you and your family and wish all of you the best. We are glad that you will still be popping in and out of here as we would miss you so.


Nancy

[Clare.T]

Dear Joan

I really hope you will be able to post from time to time as your voice would be sorely missed by us all. You have been an outstanding moderator and it has been the greatest pleasure working with you. As we are in the same time zone, your constant support was invaluable. Of all your many virtues I have especially appreciated your wry sense of humour. It seems that however dire the situation you can squeeze a laugh out of it at some point, the right point, and make everything easier to deal with.


In Friendship
Clare

[flutterbye]

Joan

I too wanted to thank you for all that you have done for this site and for all of it's members, and on a personal level I have been so greatfull for your support and understanding, you really trully are a very special lady.

I too hope that you will still be posting, we would miss your wise words and sense of humour!

with much love xxx

[Katharine]

Hi Joan,

A huge warm thank you from me too. Thanks for the support, the advice, the "training" and the laughs!!!

:foryou:

Katharine

[sam101360]

Joan:

Thanks for all of your guidance, kindness and support.

I know we will see you about, don't forget us having all that fun with your grandbaby!

Love Stephanie

[Lily]

Hi Joan,

You will be sorely missed your contribution to the site as a mod has been fantastic. However you are still going to be around so all is not lost :bigsmile:

On a personal note it's been great 'working' with you and your kindness, compassion and great sense of humour have made a lasting impression - I for one appreciate everything you have done here :foryou:

Don't forget I need a grandbaby hit now and then ok :p

love and respect Joan :hug:

Lily

[KarolH]

Hi Joan,

To repeat what I said in the chat room, your hard work, support, knowledge and commpassion will be missed here as a moderator yet I am happy you will continue to be a member and post.

I appreciate all the work you have put into this forum and the time you have given to all of us. I hope your well.

[cath]

Dear Joan,

Thank you from me too for all your hard work and your wise and supportive words. You did an outstanding job as a mod - your detective skills are unrivalled:p. I hope that you enjoy your well deserved new free time and that your body gives you a kinder time of it too:worried:

Lots of love, Cath

[Sage Hen]

Dear Joan,

Thank You again, for your years of helping us here on the site.

You did such a wonderful job and will be missed greatly.

Rest up and take good care of yourself..


Love Ya,
Sandy

[Maia]

I miss you already! ;)

I hope you will enjoy to the fullest the extra time, that beautiful grandbaby, and a less stressful life. You deserve it all!

[lazylegs]

Joan you have been a lifeline for so many here. I doubt you even realize the extent of the impact you have made. I hope you will still be able to manage to have some free time to join in with us.

Thank you for all the support and training. It has been great getting to know you on an entirely different level. Keep those pictures coming. I need my monthly fix.

:flower2:
Lazylegs

[Joandublin]

Thank you all very much for your lovely posts :foryou:

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Moderator here and have learned so much from everyone else that I will always be grateful that I found this site back in November 2005 when I knew so little about this disease.

Im not sure if Joanne, the site founder and owner, realises just how much of a difference this place has made to so many people around the world. It has literally been a lifeline for so many. So a big thank you to her for setting it up and maintaining it all these years and all the other Mods and members who have done such a wonderful job to make it the safe, welcoming, professional, helpful and warm place that it is.

I will still be around and posting. I still havent got out of the habit of logging on at 6.30am every morning before work (though I tried! :lol:). Its a bit like missing an old, quiet friend sitting in the corner of my bedroom! :hehe:

Im heading off shortly to my grandsons 'Naming Ceremony'. Im reading a little poem at it for him. Thought you might like to hear it first.....

Being Small by John Maguire

Sometimes I just hate being small,
When everybody else is tall,
I think the world is most unfair
With me down here and them up there.

It’s awful when a juicy peach
Is in a bowl far out of reach
Or parents have safely put away
The toys with which I want to play.

It’s terrible to have to stretch
For everything you want to fetch
While bigger people help themselves
To things from off the highest shelves.

Perhaps it might be less unfair
If they were kind of stuck up there
And had to wait till I came round
To give them things from off the ground;

But no, they can easily bend,
To fetch and carry, make and mend,
While if I want to reach that cup,
I have no way of bending up!


Cute, eh? :hehe:
Much love and catch you all later
Joan:rose:

[Katharine]

Oh Joan!!!! Yes it is cute but it made me laugh so so much. Our cleaning lady is only 1m45 and has so so much trouble reaching stuff and keeps wondering why we have stuff that's so high up :rotfl::rotfl: just made me laugh

[sam101360]

Joan:

Thanks - That made me smile this morning!

Miss you already - Stephanie

[LWL2002]

Dear Joan!......
I am sorry to hear that you are leaving as a moderator.I hope all is well with you and your family.
I want to thank you so very much for all your help and kind words you have given me when I needed it the most. You will be greatly missed, and hopefully we will run into each other in chat from time to time.
Take care,and you sure will be missed!
Your Friend,
Laura(LWL2002)......:)

[LolaLola]

Dear Joan,
[I] am so glad you are still logging on. I would miss you very much if you weren't here.
x Lola

[greenhaggis]

Joan,

Some how I've missed the post about you standing down as Moderator!

Just wanted to say I have valued all advice that you have given to myself and other members!

I wish you well in your life, also hope you enjoy as much good health as possible, peace and tranquility many happy times ahead of you!

[Marika]

Hi Joan,
I've been away for a while and what do I come back to...you not being a moderator anymore.....ohhhh. so srry---but thanks for all the help you have given in tha past, and please keep popping in and out so we know where u are!!!!
Lots of love
Marikaxxxxxxx

[elle-co]

Awwww that poem is so cute.
I'm glad to hear you will still be around, Thanks for all the help and advice in the past.
Have lots of fun and cuddles with your Grandson, I bet he is so adorable.

Hugs
Elle x

[macfamily53]

Awwwwwwww Joan

That is absolutely beautful .i sure hope your everyone enjoys the poem as much as i did:).I just got back also from being gone for almost two weeks and also was kind pf shocked to see you and clare both were not moderators anymore:(but i certaintly understand why .You have been such a sweet caring wonderful moderator for sure.I sure hope you realize how much you mean to so many on herfe((hugs))).Take care of yourself now.It is about time joan takes care of joan for sure(((hugs)))).

Tammy

[Joandublin]

Thank you all very much. Im very touched by your comments and good wishes:) You're all a special bunch of people :foryou:

If anyone wants to have a look, I posted a picture of my little grandson at his naming ceremony on a separate thread in this forum. He is the funniest little fellow!

Much love to you all
Joan:rose:

[elisabethm]

Hi Joan i am sorry i did not know that you had stopped being a moderator.Ihave been pestering you about sponsor sheets for leisa you should have told me i feel terrible now i am sorry that you are no longer a Moderator i have not been on the site for a while as i said to you but i Thank you for all the support that you have given to me and all the rest of us on the site Elisabeth:rose::)

[Joandublin]

Hi Elisabeth :)

Its no problem at all helping you out re the sponsorship thing. I have emailed you tonight. I heard back from Lupus UK and they will contact you directly. Best of luck!

Luv n stuff
Joan:rose: