Hey everyone. Brian here. I regret to say that this will be my last ever post on this website. As many of you are probably aware, over the past day or so some very heated drama has been playing out here. Truth be told, I didn't have all the facts in the matter (I still don't) and that I'm big enough to admit when I may be in the wrong. It happens. We can't all be right all of the time. Sometimes, we can get a hold of the wrong end of the stick. I'm human, and because I'm human I make mistakes. I'm big enough to admit that.
However, with that said, what I will not tolerate, from friend or adversary alike, is being attacked verbally or physically. I will not put up with it, nor will I stand for it. Today, such an occurrence happened. Not once, but twice. Unfortunately, this is the world we're living in now. People think they can attack someone and there won't be consequences to their actions. Well, they're wrong. There are always consequences to your actions, whether the consequences are good or bad. Cause and effect. In short, I am not going to utilize a website that allows such disrespectful behavior to go unchecked. I am truly sorry to all those who have enjoyed my posts and have been a vital part of my life's story from this past April through to now. I've enjoyed getting to know many of you and sharing a funny anecdote or two along the way. But, right now, I've got bigger fish to fry. Cancer doesn't take a day off to let your feelings mend. That is a fight that I need to be at my best for. The last few days, however, have showed me that I'm not where I should be mentally to effectively battle cancer. Not even close. Instead of being a place to get support and offer support in return, this site has broken down into factions being formed, and tit-for-tat exchanges being lobbed at people who are normally so friendly with one another. Right now, I don't need that in my life. I can't have that in my life. So, I'm distancing myself from this site. I will leave my account active for a few more days in case there are those members who wish to exchange contact information so we can keep in touch. By this Friday (August 31), I will be closing my account down permanently. I will not be coming back, even after my successful fight with cancer is over. That is a consequence of what has transpired over the last day or two.
Finally, I want to take a second to thank all of those lovely people who have been so kind and gracious to me over the four-plus months I've been active on this site. You will always be held in high regard in my mind. It is with a touch a sadness that I am leaving because I know I probably won't be able to talk to many of you again. Keep your chin up, and always try to think positively. Things could always be much worse than they are.
Hopefully, everyone will still be able to get the support they need from this site. But, I cannot, in good conscience, stay here any longer. It's time for me to hunker down and redouble my efforts to battling cancer and making sure that I am cancer-free by this Halloween.
Stay safe, be happy & live well!
A friend,
Brian
PS. Never say never. To do so would be inviting the fickle finger of fate to stab it's bony finger in your chest and making a fool of you. I may be back in the future, but right now, battling cancer has to be my top priority. I'm too stressed out right now to be able to fight against it effectively. So, in the immortal words of General Douglas MacArthur -- I SHALL RETURN!
Right now, however, I need a break. And if anyone says 'Break me off a piece of that Kit-Kat bar', I'm gonna bang heads together! lol
