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eskielover · Aug 25, 2012, 07:18 PM

I started coming here almost 8 years ago right when my mom had just had cancer surgery & I knew things weren't going good. The stress of my new foal who got injured at 3 weeks old that I was caring for & the stress of my mothers condition & also the asthma attack I had that summer from the smoke of a forest fire triggered my anorexia to start again, so that was my first area of support I experienced. I had no idea that just a month later I would be going through a horrible trauma with the home care person that caused the anorexia to get even worst & end up with PTSD issues on top of that. The support I got through the trauma & afterward when I was in the medical hospital & when my mother died was amazing....something I had never experienced before...knowing & caring people who I could even try to care back to with what little support I had left inside of me.

I kept coming here through my recovery....the support with the PTSD issues & the anorexia were wonderful......2 years later, the support I got after leaving my husband & driving the moving truck 2100 miles across the US to my new farm was also beyond words.....every night, the ability to check in & look forward to that, made my day go so much better......getting settled in a new home where I didn't know anyone, I think PC helped with that also because it was like having one stable place in my life that I knew & that wasn't completely new to me.

Life grew & I formed IRL friendships & wonderful IRL support while still holding PC as my stable constant that I always enjoyed spending hours at each day. Had some financial issues came up with the person who installed my heat pump when I changed over from propane. He was a crook & because of that ended up having my electric bill run up into over $1500 that winter........never thought at the time that PC under DocJohn's guidance would band together & help me out with a huge financial help through one of the fund raisers that he has since set up to help people in financial trouble......wow, the help that was & how much everyone cared really helped me know even more what a wonderful community we are, sticking together to help each other & give support even when the financial ability isn't there when rough times hit.

Giving support as well as getting support here I think is the most wonderful part of PC.....it makes us the caring family atmosphere that truly makes PC different is such a good way. I have come to be very close with several of the social groups the new platform created almost 4 years ago now.......there is a close bond between those of us who's beliefs are brought together closely through the social groups......while there is a closeness & acceptance by all here. The acceptance & the civility that exists proves that it is possible.....just wish that the whole world could figure out what PC has accomplished. We don't have to have the same beliefs of the same backgrounds to be able to care & support those who are in need around us.

It will be 8 years this October that I have been here. PC has seem me through my bad times & my good times & they are still helping me through the stress that is hitting again while finally being able to get the divorce I have been waiting for so long & dealing with the foreclosure issues & how to protect what I have from the stupid financial issues that my stbxh has pulled yet again. It's amazing looking back over the last 8 years & actually having the archives of what has gone on throughout those years.....but also what support I have been able to give others during the time that I have been struggling myself I think is the greatest part of PC because it helps take our minds off of JUST OURSELVES to realize that others are hurting too & our experiences can also help others who are going through similar issues & sometimes just providing another way of looking at things not only helps them, but helps ourselves also.

OK, PC has been such a huge part of my life for these last 8 years....I'm entitled to write my famous novel length posts about it...lol.