Hello Judy, Although we never met in person I feel connected when seeing your name. (Like most names that come along on this community) You are truly right about this online community: it brings all of us so much to learn and share. I wish you all the best, Warm wishes, Heidi Akkers lc in pp in the Netherlands Hartelijke groet, Heidi Akkers, IBCLC Borstvoeding | De Basis tel. : 06-12649225 www.borstvoedingdebasis.nl [log in to unmask] Twitter: @borstdebasis Het begint bij De Basis! Je komt borstvoeding De Basis ook tegen op Facebook en PInterest en wekelijks op twitter via de #bvchat! Praat mee! Op 9 dec. 2013 wk 50, om 20:15 heeft Judy LeVan Fram het volgende geschreven: > Hello wise and caring LN listmothers, participants, and lurkers, > > In the months since I've left the profession, not being able to make a > living in private practice, and unable to get steady work in a hospital, I've > continued to learn from and share my views with all of you. But the time has > come to let this piece, this Lactnet community, go, as well. I think I've > been in this community since 1997. just months after becoming an IBCLC. It > has been a place of learning, challenge and comfort of shared commitments > to the health and well-being of mothers, babies, the families they are part > of and the societies the live in, as well as the many and varied > professionals in service to them. > > Each of you are like stars in the night sky. Some seem to be giving off > more light, some seem more near, some more far, but the sky would be > different without each and every one of you. You all burn with your own unique > gift to share. It has been my pleasure to be part of this community and I wish > you all the best as a new year dawns, both on the calendar, and hopefully > in my life in its own way, somehow, as well. > > As ever, hoping for Peace, > Judy > > Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL > Brooklyn, NY, USA > [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) ... PS I found my first > post, and apparently I've been saying the same thing for 1 7 years...:) "Hello > to all. I just started with LACTNET and I am buoyed up above my > frustrations coping with BF misinformation and sometimes nastiness that we > all deal with. I see it isn't just me and I'm not alone. Thanks to all of > you out there for your intelligence, your curiosity, your interest, and > your humor. This is so necessary. " > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome