Tazzie,

I love my applesauce and blueberries and cranberries! You hush!

I actually DID start out talking a lot about my inhalation therapy and questions about anyone else doing such a crazy thing (really, nebulizers on dogs?). That's how Jerry led me to Tika, way back when. And slowly I started using the forums. I think I've only started one thread-the one to find tripawds in my area, which was a success!-and no more. I was afraid I wouldn't find my question again!

So, Admin is right, lead them to which forum will help answer their question. For me to just go to the forums…well, I found some good information and links, but could never find them again those first few weeks! I'm sure it had nothing to do with the stress….naw.

And you are right, now I use the blog more for stories, because I have family across the US who reads it, then emails me with their encouragement! It's nice to see. I also like to use focus on the positive. I have been lucky that our fears are usually just that, fears.

The forums are amazing, and google reader has helped me. I think the search section never worked well for me either. I just had to hunt through. I don't think that's Admin's fault. I think it's probably more the user! Too many blueberries?

M

I think that some of us actually predate the creation of the "official blogs", but I did keep a journal of what I was seeing with Cherry and posted that journal on-line.  I found it very helpful to return to that journal to read what I was seeing in the past.  With all the ups and downs, this journal allowd me to make true accessments of Cherry's progress because I could read what I was seeing, day/weeks/months ago.  My oncologist actually was reading this on-line journal during Cherry's chemotherapy and it was a great help on keeping her up to speed between visits.  This is about as close to a "blog" as I have ever gotten and I continue to keep this on-line journal.  I also have to say that I have only read a few blogs ever.  That is the number of readings and not the number of blogs I follow.

However, many feel more comfortable writing blogs and the expansion of this site to include these blogs should be viewed as a positive.  Each of us have our preferred method of seeking and providing help/sympathy/support.  The more ways that we can reach others, the better our community.  There is no single right way and that is from one who only works on the forums.  If you want to expand you discussion, how about the "Facebook" connection that my wife use to contact Rene when we could not get on this site for more than two weeks.

My vote is to do what you can, when you can, where you can, and help support the diversity of methods that we have available.

Bob & Cherry

Hey Tazzie –

Yes I was one saved and pulled from the blogs to the forum, and thank you. I am not sure why it seemed a little confusing at first. Well, I really wasn't in my right mind then either. Matter of fact when I think back about it I am not sure why I didn't find the forums. Tazzie placed a part of my story into the forums to get support, thank goodness. Hmmm…. now I will be thinking about that for the rest of the night…