Benjamin and Ilanit,

A huge huge bottom of my heart gratefulness for sharing that with all of us. And best of all, the wonderful honesty on both your parts.

Benjamin, you might want to come to the next chat Ginat hosts - it looks like she will be doing it the last Sunday of the month, and perhaps "speak" directly with her.

Are you also in Australia? I realize the time there is pretty difficult. I would love to hear more from you - or on these forums or tell us what's a good time for you to be on the chat. After all we're a flexible group, right?? We're mb!!

Also did you read Ginat's story? She also went through great fears of what the mb community would think, here a mb counselor getting cancer - but like alot of people who get sick and go through great "challenges," going into themselves and trying to sort it all out, and coming out of it with greater awareness of the bigger picture - it is awe inspiring. Not that I wish to go through that hell of suffering - hopefully I might be one of the lucky ones and be guided because of what others have learned. I am grateful to Ginat, I was one of her students before she got sick and now share a wonderful learning relationship with her after her sickness, where not only do I learn from her but think we learn from each other. What a wonderful adventure this life can offer us!!!!

I'm afraid after last night's chat I suffer a bit from lack of sleep, so my thoughts are not being formulated clearly. Both your posts deserve a clearer head than what I have right now. I hope to come back to respond to them at a later time.

But just know I was very moved and am grateful Ilanit that you shared this with us.

Klara