I don't know why anyone is surprised by her leaving.
She said 'goodbye' in her final post:

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Peace out, PC'ers! I wish you all well on your journeys. Thank you for your support and advice.

I feel that her thread took a bad turn, with some posters trying to 'convince' her of their point of view. I understand both points of view. I think pointing out the red flag was a responsible point of view, but trying to force others to agree that it was a red flag and continue arguing was a little over the top.

But she did have the option of reporting the posters, ignoring the argumentative posts, or even asking the mods to delete the thread - instead of leaving the forum. That was her decision.

I know I have at times felt un-supported and even attacked Maybe that was my perception. Instead of leaving and deleting my account I have just chosen to stop posting. At times I still come here to read so that I can get the 'second-hand' support and feel like I am kind of staying-in-touch with those members I care about. This particular thread was interesting to me because I have experienced something similar and also felt it was a red flag. But I think pointing out the red flag was sufficient and trying to argue the point was alienating.

There are rules about posting, as Doc John posted in the Rules forum. I think sometimes people can forget about these rules because of strong feelings that are stirred up. Maybe the mods should have intervened sooner with a reminder of these rules.

JMO - feel free to ignore or (mods) delete this post.