Sally,
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In this instance, it seemed, to Lauren, that we were jumping all over her, and she has not been back since...thus, this thread. I just wanted her to understand that our debating about Tysabri, was, in no way, a personal attack of her choice, and that we will be here for her whether it succeeds or fails.
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There is often a very fine line between discussing the issues and a person's beliefs. Despite most poster's best efforts, messages can be taken the wrong way and an objective statement can be taken as a personal attack. It happens on this forum as well as every other MS forum that I visit because a written word can be misinterpreted and the tension escalates from there.
In Lauren's case, her exuberance for Tysabri is high, to say the least, and perhaps if someone questions her posts, she may take it as a slight. If one participates in a public forum, one has to expect that there will always be others who don't agree with you. How you handle the disagreement is the challenge and that can be difficult especially if you have very strong beliefs about something. And like you said, most participants here are suffering from the effects of MS and that makes the situation even more difficult.
Take care.
Harry