Posted by Howard Blum on 9/12/12 3:07pm
Msg #434093

Do you know Judy Kale of San Diego?

Judy is a great signing agent that just shut down her business due to illness. She is also shutting down her personal life and moving to Las Vegas to live with her daughter as she fights for her life and dealing with a nasty disease.

If you know her, please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. She could use some positive energy and well wishes from any and all directions.

Reply by Errands Etc. of Lake County, LLC - Brenda on 9/12/12 4:21pm
Msg #434110

I don't know Judy, but I will pray for her and her family.

Reply by Yoli/CA on 9/12/12 5:26pm
Msg #434116

My prayers for Judy and family. n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 9/12/12 4:32pm
Msg #434111

Aww..what a shame - I hope she's a NotRotter

and sees our prayers and warm wishes for her.

Reply by jba/fl on 9/12/12 4:40pm
Msg #434113

She is a premier member here. n/m

Reply by MW/VA on 9/12/12 8:13pm
Msg #434138

Thoughts & prayers going out to Judy & her family. n/m

Reply by jba/fl on 9/12/12 6:45pm
Msg #434126

Thanks, Howard - we do like to look after our own. n/m

Reply by Buddy Young on 9/12/12 8:46pm
Msg #434144

Re: Thanks, Howard - we do like to look after our own. n/m

Reply by Donna Demarest on 9/12/12 7:26pm
Msg #434133

OMG. May Our Lord Watch And Keep Over Her And Her Family

Reply by Claudine Osborne on 9/12/12 9:31pm
Msg #434148

Howard, That is a nice thing you have done for Judy..Prayers coming her way!

Reply by Howard Blum on 9/12/12 9:31pm
Msg #434149

It is not very often that I develop a close bonding with a signing agent.

Judy is an asset whose services we will surely miss until she recovers. We had a lengthy phone conversation a short while ago and her spirits are high. Her grandchildren are overjoyed that grandma is coming to live with them, albeit they are not aware of the circumstances.

Whether or not she reads these messages of well wishes is secondary to my fervent belief that she will receive them via non-digital means.

My personal thanks to each and everyone that felt my angst at this situation and responded warmly.

Namaste

Reply by anotaryinva on 9/12/12 9:36pm
Msg #434151

Howard I don't know you

And I don't know Judy But Jules was right, we take care of our own. Prayers coming Judy's way in full force.

Reply by SERVICIO on 9/12/12 10:03pm
Msg #434154

Prayers coming her way!

Howard, That is a responsible thing you have done for Judy, as all Christians should..Prayers coming her way!

Reply by CopperheadVA on 9/13/12 7:57am
Msg #434173

While I admire your desire to ask for prayers and good thoughts on her behalf, please be aware that sometimes people do not wish for their personal business or circumstances to be put out there on a public forum for all to see. Some people, such as myself, are very private and would prefer that my private struggles remain private. I speak from personal experience on this. Not trying to bash you - just speaking up from a different perspective.

Reply by SERVICIO on 9/13/12 8:32am
Msg #434176

While I admire your desire to ask for prayers...

I kinda figured Howard considered that before he posted beings he gave her full name and city and told us she was a premier user, meaning she knows what he is going to do and has given him her blessing to do so. But that is where he stopped, meaning he is respecting her privacy. I think Howard should be saluted in his efforts and continue on.
Which your projected fear is a problem in our society today too afraid to step up and do the right thing. Gossiping (meaning an unwarranted distribution of information about a particular person) and asking for prayers (asking fellow Christians to call unto our Lord and Saviour to heal and/or bless another person in need) should not be placed in the same category.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 9/13/12 8:48am
Msg #434178

I understand he had good intentions -

in NO WAY am I trying to suggest otherwise. But since he did not say it was so, you cannot just assume that he had her blessing to post her private circumstances on a public chat forum. The person who did it to me did not have my blessing - although I understand it was likely done with good intentions, I would have preferred that my private circumstances not be posted for all of notaryland to see. There is nothing wrong with paryers - I pray all the time and am grateful for the prayers others have prayed for me.

Reply by SERVICIO on 9/13/12 9:29am
Msg #434189

just not necessary in this case

just not necessary in this case we see a need and we should act on it. No different than you walking upon a car accident, you must be one who drives on by because you would not want to infringe on their privacy.
If she has knowledge or not I do not consider what he has done an infringement nor violation of her privacy. Howard was very tactful and considerate in his posting; no harm, no fowl! This is not that type of case. If that happen to you just as Howard has presented his request and you considered it a violation of your privacy then all I can do is pray for you too. n/m

Reply by CopperheadVA on 9/13/12 10:38am
Msg #434196

I respectfully disagree with you, SERVICIO - the end. n/m

Reply by BrendaTx on 9/13/12 10:50am
Msg #434198

thank you, Copper. You and I know about

these things from a personal perspective. Not criticizing either.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 9/13/12 3:34pm
Msg #434266

I have to disagree w/ some of your assumptions

With all due respect, Servicio, I have to agree with Copperhead and I don't think your implication that she would drive by a car accident without acting is fair. I'm sure you mean well, but I believe it's important to recognize that different people see things differently, and that we shouldn't impose our own beliefs on others.

On some level, I can also relate to the situation of the person who Howard mentioned, although I don't know her and I'm not privvy to any more information than what has been given here. I have no idea whether or not he had her permission. (My guess is that he did - and I do agree that it was presented tactfully.) However, I also know that there are significant implications to a serious illness that go beyond the immediate health crisis that people in her situation may have to deal with at some point. Because of that, what is disclosed, how and when, should be her decision and her decision alone.

You say no harm, no foul, but how do you know that? My guess is that you've never had a serious illness. Even if you have, though, each person has the right to handle their challenges the way they see fit and no one should assume that they know what is best for someone else. We have laws in place to protect against discrimination, but it still happens. We also have laws in place to protect people's privacy, and potential discrimination is only one of the reasons for those laws. Some people just like to deal with personal issues privately.

I respect your beliefs, but please understand that there are good people out there whose beliefs are a little different from yours - and they are just as worthy of respect.

Reply by SERVICIO on 9/15/12 12:47pm
Msg #434511

Re: I have to disagree w/ some of your...

This conversation is not about pushing beliefs onto another. So far in the beginning everyone was in sinc. Then someone enters the room and begins chastising another for asking for prayers. IN THIS CASE it was not necessary! He DID NOT need to be chastized! It does not have anything to do with beliefs has to do with being able to see right or wrong, black or white. I don't fee someone stepping up to do something nice for another should be shot down by anyone. Now I am being attacked for speaking out against it. It should not be condoned. n/m

Reply by jba/fl on 9/15/12 12:59pm
Msg #434513

Re: I have to disagree w/ some of your...

Tough titty said the kitty. It is a personal, privacy issue. One only wondered if, IF, Ms. Kale knew of this being broadcast for all of the world wide web to see and perhaps, PERHAPS, she may have not wanted this to be broadcast for all of the world wide web to see and have knowledge of.

Oops - excuse the "ending of a sentence with a preposition" as that is not correct. deal with that too.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 9/17/12 2:01am
Msg #434691

Re: I have to disagree w/ some of your...

What you think is "something nice", may be the opposite of what someone else may want. This isn't about Howard's post. It's about your insistence that what YOU believe is right is going to apply to everyone in every situation.

Somewhere in the world today there are people dying because someone else is absolutely certain they know what is right for the rest of the world. I don't mean to imply a moral equivalence, just using an extreme example to make a point, even though this is probably lost in the past by now...

Reply by jba/fl on 9/17/12 10:30am
Msg #434716

There are many who read linear - the only way to not miss a

thing. Good golly - if I missed someone talking about me I would miss a great thing. LOL

Reply by MW/VA on 9/13/12 9:40am
Msg #434192

Thanks for the reminder that we should get people's

permission before posting very personal & private info on a public forum.