Hi Lyn,
Sorry to hear this Lyn, as I like so many on here, have benefitted from your experience and knowledge. I too have thought of leaving the forum, but every so often need the advice and support of others knowing first hand what I am experiencing. Heres wishing you all the very best, and a BIG THANK YOU from me.
Candy
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Hi Lyn & Doreen,
I was saddened when I read both your posts. I would like to thank you for your advice on questions i have asked, being diagnosed earlier this year it was very helpful to find people who had been through the same thing as me. I will certainly miss your posts, just reading about your own struggle has been very informative and it is sad you feel the forum is no longer for you.
I wish you all the best and will keep my fingers crossed that maybe you have a change of heart.
Best wishes
Mary x

Hi Lyn and Doreen - so sorry to hear you're leaving us, I've not been here long but I've come to rely on your advice and wisdom. Lke Naomi I'm baffled about these problems that are mentioned, but I guess that is in the past and it's something that the rest of us will move on from and so it's better if we don't know.

It's unfortunate that your post was deleted Doreen, and it may be that someone was over zealous, but I am reassured that this forum is moderated and is one of the reasons that I intend to stay. Having said that, if this post is deleted then I might have to think again - I can be a little outspoken at times and have been known to tread on people's toes, but like Lyn and Doreen I am well-meaning and just want to help my fellow sufferers in some small way and feel accepted as part of the community.

I will miss you both and wish you all the best for the future. Sylvia xxx

I am really shocked that you have both decided to leave this site. I have gained a huge amount of advice and support from this forum in the past couple of years.

Lyn, you are a wealth of great information and a huge asset to this forum, inspiring and supporting so many people. Your posts have been invaluable to me and reading all the messages it is obvious you have helped so many people. Looking at the bigger picture, isn't this forum just about offering help to other people in the same position, just being there for others, isn't that what is important?

You will both be sadly missed....

Love
Rebecca

The purpose of the NRAS discussion forum is to provide a safe forum for people affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis to share experiences and help each other cope with the challenges of living with RA. The current thread which details speculation and misinformation regarding the dismissal of an NRAS employee, is not an appropriate use of the forum, particularly as the full process open to the employee has not yet run its course.

Under the terms of use for the forum NRAS may from time to time edit or remove posts that are contrary to the terms and conditions or not constructive to the overall purpose and mission of NRAS or create a distraction to that purpose and mission. We would ask all members to respect the terms and conditions of the forum.

How strange Doreen! Not the past repeating itself is it?

I reiterate all that has been said about my friends, Doreen and Lyn. I completely understand and respect your decisions not to renew your memberships and indeed, I will not be renewing mine either.

It is with much sadness and regret that I have come to this decision as I was one of the very active members of the forum for many years, however, the unprofessional way that the 'trouble' was allowed to escalate a few years ago led to my staying in the background.

Thank you all so much for the wonderful support and advice that I have received over the years. It was a lifesaver finding you all.

XXX

I didn't either Julie, very strange! Goodness knows why anyone thought that it was mentioned , news to most of us! Appears to me that someone is breaking confidentiality here and it was not a member! Shocking! Unprofessional behaviour!

This issue was directly referred to in two earlier posts in this thread, both of which have since been removed and so they are no longer visible. The statement issued earlier was posted as we had been asked to explain why this was done and to clarify the situation.

Sylvia –thank you for your measured responses, we now hope this discussion has now been resolved.

With no understanding at all, the whole of this episode just feels really sad. thanks Sylvia.

Hope everyone else keeps posting!

Just Caught up on this post. Oh Lynn and Doreen what on earth went on . . .


I can only say I am so sorry that you both are leaving it was been a great place for me
especially when I was first diagnosed, although I do not use it as much now.

All the VERY best and hope that your treatment Lynn for RA and heart sorted quickly

My facebook is Rosemary Bell Burnham-on-sea and would be pleased to keep in touch



x Rose