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Old 03-16-2012, 02:04 PM
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Please pray for one of my dearest friends from TOTV, Donna. She is fighting for her life right now with lung cancer and it looks like she's losing the battle. She was one of my first friends here on TOTV and was one of the earliest and most creative people ever to have been on this forum. I met Donna during my second visit to TV in '07 where we organized an informal "meet and greet" at Dunkin Donuts (which was the origination to the Crispers lunch). We were a total of 6 people, I think, at that event and from there it evolved to a meeting every time a few of us were in town.
My friendship with Donna has been ongoing all these years, and we shared many, many happy and sad moments together, thankfully, most of the times were extremely funny and we had tremendous laughs on the chat room (which is no longer).
I love my friend and am so thankful to TOTV for allowing me to meet her and have her in my life. I will miss my friend but I will talk to her daily because as she said to me, We are friends for Life!!!


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I am thankful to call her friend too. We had many a night in the old chat room and what a group we were. She has touched many lives. Keeping her in our prayers every day.
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Awww Kathi, that it so sad. I was just a lurker when you guys first started....but I do remember her and I remember what fun you gals had with the ghost Prayers and hugs to both of you♥
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I'm sorry to hear about your friend....
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This is the first TOTV meeting EVER, held in 2007. I'm posting this as a tribute to Donna, because she was the first TOTV meeting organizer. I say prayers for her daily.
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Barefoot, thank you. I was looking for that picture. It was the 2nd event, held at Starbucks and it was Redwitch's birthday. Great memories.
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My prayers going out to her......
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Kathie, I've been praying for her for few weeks now, ever since I heard she had been diagnosed. I've never met her in person, but like so many other of the original TOTV'ers I feel like I know her...she is a friend in my head/heart.

I'm so sorry to hear she is not doing well. She, her family, and friends are all in my thoughts.
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Thoughts and prayers with Donna.......
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We are sorry and sad to hear this.
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I am stunned by this news , She is a beautiful , intelligent lady and we used to rib each other on occasion .......Wondered why I haven't seen any posts from her for awhile ......This is very distressing to me personally and I hope she can hang in there and turn this around.........The world needs more DONNA'S ..........

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Kathie,
I remember Donna. I always enjoyed her posts. I will keep her in my prayers.
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I'll keep Donna in my thoughts and prayers.
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This is the first TOTV meeting EVER, held in 2007. I'm posting this as a tribute to Donna, because she was the first TOTV meeting organizer.
I say prayers for her daily.
Thank you for your post, Barefoot. I have missed seeing her.
Brings back many happy memories - Donna, her hubby, her horses, his planes, looking for ghosts..
a lovely person in numerous ways.
Sad...............

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I'm so sorry to hear of Donna's medical situation, Kathie. She, her family and friends will be in my thoughts and prayers.
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