Call me a wet blanket, but something does not sit right with me in naming
people some think of as stars.  I would prefer you take me off the list.
Why?  My personal feeling is that ANYone who helps even ONE breastfeeding
mother is a star in the constellation of lactation; therefore, to single
out some but not all is --for me, anyway--not the best activity to engage
in.  In addition, in the science of Astronomy, I learn that stars have a
life cycle; they are born, shine for awhile, and then die (some quickly and
explosively and others more slowly).  To carry that analogy a bit further,
the knowledge of people in any given field tends to be transferred from the
"older" ones to "younger" (often more enthusiastic) ones.  Those who have
been around awhile need to be willing to step aside and let the more
enthusiastic, and quite likely more informed, ones shine.  Singling out
those who have been around a long time does not do justice to the
contributions of all the rest (see my first couple of sentences again).

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"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly
disguised as impossible situations."
Kathleen G. Auerbach,PhD, IBCLC (Ferndale, WA USA) [log in to unmask]

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