Dear Beth, welcome to you, as an aspiring lactation professional,... you are
more than welcome on this list. I realize that sometimes, people post for
personal reasons, disguising it as "for a client." I appreciate your honesty
when you said that you were asking for advice for a personal issue. However,
since our  guidelines clearly state that this list is not for personal
assistance, it was important to make this guideline clear. No offense
intended, just keeping the list on track.  I realize you were hoping to get
input from the many good minds on this list, (the best minds in the
business, all 3000+ of them)! but unfortunately, this is not within the
guidelines of the list, that are outlined in the initial note we all get
when we join. I apologize for the confusion.

The situation with Tom Hale and the accompanying notes have been dealt with.
I agree with you, and thank you for bringing this up. The entire situation
was very offensive. I  have been in touch with Tom, and the situation is
settled. The details will not be broadcast to the list, but you can rest
assured that it is taken care of.  I posted to you privately about your
situation in a note, giving you some of my thoughts. I hope this has helped.
Please feel free to email me privately, and thank you for your
understanding.

And again, it's worth taking this opportunity to assert that there is no
connection between Tom Hale Phd Rph, Pharmasoft Medical Publishing, and any
other corporation here or anywhere else in the world. That assertion was
incorrect, and not founded in truth.

Best regards, and glad to clarify. Kathleen


Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC
Independent consultant:  Lactation Resources of Vermont,
Medela, Inc. 
Listowner Lactnet listserv
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On 4/27/05 7:35 PM, "Beth Fitzpatrick" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm a bit confused now.  I joined this list a someone interested in
> becoming a LC.  I do happen to currently be breast-feeding a toddler as
> well.  I did not join the list with the intention of seeking "medical
> advice".  I posted what I did AFTER reading several months worth of posts,
> a majority of which have been about client situations.  These posts are
> responded to based on the info given, client unseen.  Am I to understand
> that because I was honest and said this was about me and not a "client" I
> am not privy to the same type of input?  These are not issues I would
> consult a person about in person, and even if I did, that would be input
> from ONE person.  I was only hoping to glean some POSSIBLE causes for this,
> some input from a large audience of said professionals.   There has been
> plenty of conjecture about what "clients" issues may be, including most
> recently that the mom may have some type of BREAST CANCER!!, plenty of near
> slander of persons and companies.  And then I post what I did and am
> basically scolded?  What about reprimanding the first person/people who
> made the false connections regarding Tom Hale a couple of weeks ago?  I'm
> sorry, but these posts aimed at me were highly offensive, considering the
> environment and the other posts I have seen.
> 
> Beth Fitzpatrick

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