On December 3, 2005, my father passed away. I was always his little girl and not having him around has been very tough on me. I hope by maybe sharing some of my thoughts and feelings about this, those of you who lost a loved one can help me get through this. Maybe we can help each other get through this.
For most of the people on my list, I do not consider them to be just "members", they are members of my family. Even though I have not seen anyone's face, I have created some great friendships on here and I feel more close to these people then I do my own friends I see everyday.
Always remember, sitting behind that screen is a person with real feelings and be careful with what you say as you might hurt them. Be kind to everyone and they will be kind to you.
Anyone else want to share something in here?
Mel

My online friend Jan aka TXramTuffLady passed away on April 14, 2006. I have never personally met her but I feel I can call her my friend because she was a part of my life almost every day. I made tags for her. She belonged to my list and other lists I have had for years.
She was there for me through the whole time my father was fighting his battle with Cancer and when he passed, she was one of the first people to email me and embrace me and give me her condolences.
For those of you who did not know Jan, let me tell you a little bit about her.
She was so cheerful and full of life. She was always there if someone needed help in getting goodies if their computer crashed. She always shared with the groups she was in and out of the kindness in her heart, I would receive an email from her out of the blue with a special tag made just for me. She would put a note in thanking me for all of the wonderful tags I have made her and thanked me for bringing a smile to her face everytime she opened her mail.
One thing I regret, is that I was never able to meet her in person. She is one person that I would love to just hug and to personally say Thank you for always putting me and others first.
I will miss you Jan but you will never be forgotten and will always remain in my heart...
Mel