to misspell Shayna’s name.
I plead temporary blondness, not that there’s anything temporary about it.
Thanks also for not making the OP a long and complicated thing . . . I was sad to see the news about Wally in the “WallyM7 has passed away” but what got me most was another post in a different thread. It is the mark of an emotional genius to know when short and sweet is far more powerful and useful than long and drawn out.
That said, whoever it was (don’t remember the SN off the top of my head) who started another thread about Wally with that great big OP deserves another pat on the back for putting so eloquently how so many of us felt about Wally.
Shayna, thank you so much. I am so sorry that you had to lose such a kind and supportive friend. If there’s ever anything I can do, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
I’m sorry for getting to this so late, but HELL YEAH. Shanya, I could not have thought of a better messenger. You brought us the terrible news with the dignity and respect that Wally deserved.
Thank you, dear.
{{{{{{{{{{Shayna}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Thanks, hon. You did him proud!
I’m sorry for not having gotten back to this sweet thread sooner to thank all the additional people for their kind words. If ‘thank you’ seems inadequate for you, imagine how ridiculous I’d feel saying ‘you’re welcome’. ‘My pleasure’ is completely inappropriate. So the only thing I can say in return is thank you. This has been an agonizingly sad time for me and I have been amazed, overwhelmed and touched deeply by all the love and support I’ve received both here on the board and via email from my fellow dopers. It was a difficult task, indeed, to break such sad news. But knowing that you feel I did our beloved friend Wally proud, or that you think it was appropriate that I be the one to do so, means more to me than words can say. I could not have gotten through any of this without you and I want you to know how much I appreciate you all. {{{{{everyone}}}}}
Love,
Shayna (Shanya to Sealemon88 :wally)
As a newbie I do not fully understand the friendship and support I am seeing here. I think that the amount of support that you ALL have given to each other and especially to Amy has been phenominal. Everyone has shown so much compassion and caring for each other, it is really beautiful. You are so lucky to have each other. I am only sorry that I did not know Wally better, but you are making him known to those of us that missed out on such a back bone of this message board. My deepest sympathies to all that are feeling the pain of this loss and my thanks for keeping Wally here in your memories so that the rest of us can have a sense of who he was.
Shayna, hon, you already know how I feel. I have already told you how sweet and loving I think you are. I am so glad that Wally was able to have your friendship before he left us. He was truly blessed to have you in his life, as we all are.
I am praying for you every day that you’ll get through this.
I didn’t know Wally personally, so I didn’t feel comfortable posting to a lot of his threads, because I don’t have a lot to add, other than expressing my condolences, don’t have many memories to share.
I should have responded earlier to this one, though, because I do know Shayna, hope that she considers me her friend, and I absolutely agree with everything everyone has said. (Unfortunately, I too had to be the bearer of bad news.)
Shayna, about our recent exchange of e-mails, I apologize (check your e-mail if you haven’t already).
I would have preferred not to embarrass myself with posting this apology for the entire board to read, but I wanted you to get my apology sooner rather than later, and I know you don’t always check your e-mail frequently. Besides, I messed up, and I’d rather be guilty of doing too much to make amends than not enough.
Thank you for realizing that I, at least, meant no offense. Maybe a minor thing, but it does mean a lot to me.
You are my favorite person on the boards, and you are the very last person I’d want to alienate.