Before I thank everyone, I'd like to relate a little story. Many of you know that I frequent about 4 or 5 tech sites regularly. At each of them, I posted about the release of the "Dreamboat on Word" book. This site was the only one who chose to see it as some form of advertisement, instead of the definite "congratulations to US" that it was intended to be. I never could have written that book had all of you not taught me everything that I know about Word. Due to that attitude about my post, I became VERY disappointed with tek-tips and kinda ducked out quietly (no door slamming). That said...
Juan Pablo Gonzalez (new MS MVP for Excel who attended Redmond's event this year) just emailed me a couple of minutes ago and said that Ken Wright said to say hello. I thought that was the coolest! So, figuring it'll be easier to just post something where he'll see it here rather than going through the gazillion email addies I have in my Outlook to find him.
So, I come here today, to the MS Office forum, and click on Ken's name in the Forum MVPs list. I click on his lists of post and pick this one.
Talk about shock and awe, ladies and gentlemen, you have just made me feel soooo great. I cannot tell you how much all your kind words mean to me. It's no wonder I'm doing so great! Oh, yeah! That!
I was supposed to get chemotherapy. I came so close that they even put the stupid port catheter in 'cause I have terrible veins (I'd have made a terrible IV drug user!). Well, about 3 weeks ago, I went to see the doc. Lo and behold...due to a hormone called Tamoxifen, I am now producing 60% less cancer cells than I was in December. And that's saying something huge, apparently. Back in October and November, I truly didn't know if I would be around by now. Today...I have no reason to believe I won't be around even 5 or 10 years from now, maybe even break you guys' chops 20 years from now, huh?
So, I don't care what the owners do anymore. I'm not gonna let them keep me away from my friends here at tek-tips. You are all so truly wonderful.
I'll be back in the Office forum, but don't expect me to come in this one. I keep trying to tell people I don't code!! Nobody believes me!
Anyway, you all deserve a
I love you guys.
~Anne Troy
Anne Troy