Hi Dearest and Other Friends,I first found Power Surge well over a year ago, and although I found it interesting,  it didn't really pertain to me....yet.  Over the past couple months though, my body has been changing and I've come back to Power Surge again and again.  Not only is there a vast amount  of information from the professionals, but there is a delightful group of supportive, friendly women!  When I've needed information or a shoulder to lean on, someone's always responded with just what I needed, and I hope I've done the same for others.  I would have to say that my favorite part is the Message Boards because it seems that whatever my concern, someone has already dealt with it, and is there to enlighten me.  As far as suggestions....HOW can one improve upon the wheel? LOL   All joking aside, I can't, at the moment, think of one thing that is missing from this site.  But if I do, I promise I'll share!  Thank you Dearest, and everyone, for making this such an informative, friendly, wonderful site!   -  Kim

Dearest....first of all let me thank you again for all your hard work, determination, support, and words of wisdom.  How do you keep so much information in your head, it seems like I read it and then forget it.I have enjoy every aspect of the Power Surge site...from the guest transcripts, to the message boards.  I don't always get to the chats because of the time difference and by 10 o"clock my head is in bed.I guess for me Power Surge has made me aware that I am not alone in this journey and the vast amounts of information I receive here is cherished, the connection to other women on the same journey is so valuable to me right now.  To have others reach out to me and on my good days I can reach out to them makes the journey not as scary as I first thought.  What an accomplishment Dearest, be proud....be very proud, for this site is truly a blessing.:wink: :smile: :biggrin:

I echo everyone else's words.  I've been hanging around Power Surge for several years (7?), first as a lurker, then gradually posting more and more.

Power Surge has literally changed my life.  It has comforted me in the darkest, scariest moments when my husband was close to dying.  I would come home from the hospital and read PS messages.  No matter what the time of day was, I could always read and see that things were ok with the world, and know that we were going to survive this.

PS has helped me get braver in real life.  By learning to "talk" in chat rooms, I was able to branch out, little by little and talk to others, too.

I learned about Revival here and that has done wonders for me.  It enabled me to get off the HRT I was terrified of taking, and to feel better in so many ways.

I found out that I was not alone with so many of my problems.  I'd always assumed that I was the only one who felt thus and so, and I found out that others who appeared to be so much more together than I, actually shared some of those same fears.

I have made the best friends I have ever had right here in Power Surge.

Thank you, again, always, for creating this haven for us, Dearest.  You have been a miracle in my life, and I'm sure in many others, as well.

Power Surge seems to have it all - it always does, but then you turn around and add something else.  I don't know where you come up with al these wonderful ideas, and guests for the chats, but I'm so happy that you do.  

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!

Boy, O boy, where do I start....I guess I'll start by saying thank you Dearest for Power Surge...I just love coming to these boards and viewing everyone's posts....I have been helped so much by Power Surge....I applaud you Dearest for these boards and the many women that have come to these boards....I just want to say thank you Dearest and all you great Women that have helped me when I needed it so much....I hope that in some way I have helped others too....I try and answer as many posts as I can...even if it don't pertain to me....Many many thanks Dearest and Ladies.....Sweetface

A great idea to start this Dearest - just the other day I was thinking that one of these days I'd like to analyze exactly what it is about this place that attracted me to it in the first place and made me settle and stay.  I have never ever contributed to any other message forum, let alone been addicted like I am to this one!!!!!!!!  This must be one of the warmest places on the web :smile:

I skip the main page most times and go straight to the boards, despite the fact that I know there's so much there, but the personal connection that exists between the members who get to know each other more and more helps make me a more caring person at the same time as feeling cared for and sometimes I imagine your faces, because you don't seem "virtual" to me.It was so easy to "get in" and feel at home, even after my first post, which was a complete disaster.I didn't know a thing about menopause, everything I learned, I learned here.  I no longer go to therapy, from all I learn here, I feel like I can get all the answers I need here.  Sssshhh (that's some U$ ..... I saved.There are so many things and so many reasons why I'm sitting here typing this instead of cooking :biggrin:

I also think it's great that we can have our say in "Current Events".

Suggestions:  I think that the more participation there is in the informal and general chats the better.  We say everything there and it's a great outlet apart from getting to know people on a more personal level (including Dearest).  Sometimes we all just "let go" there, so it would be great if there were even more of us.

My compliments to the chef who "cooked all this up".Kisses, Barbie xxxxxxxxxx

My Dear Dearest......How can one improve on perfection?  Most would say one cannot however you do it time and time again.  Everytime I see some new creation of yours for Power Surge I just scratch my head and smile.  Power Surge, for me, is everything it could and should be.  I receive support, caring, information, love and laughter all in one place. What a menu.  I have never been shy about my feelings for you and Power Surge Dearest, you saved my life. No brag just fact!!!!  I will be forever grateful for that Sunday evening in 1995 that I just by chance(and I do mean by chance with my computer skills) landed in Power Surge. You have created a warm, safe haven for a population of women at probably one of the most vulnerable times of our lives,that you watch over like our  "Guardian Angel".  You research all the newest information on menopause and other related subjects and share it all with us.  The guest experts that you attract to our chats is just another confirmation of your professionalism and dedication to this community.  The time you invest in personally answering posts is mind boggling; and then we open up the home page to a winter wonderland of music and snowflakes.  You want me to suggest what else you could do????  I love Power Surge as it is. I love you Dearest as you are.

Suggestions:  Make sure you rest when you need to, ask for help, delegate responsibilities and stay well. We all love you Dearest.

>>>>>>>>>How are we doing?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I have been posting on the boards for about 2.5 MONTHS. I feel like I have been posting on the boards for 2.5 YEARS. That's how welcome I feel.When I first joined AOL about 2.5 years ago.......I remember it mentioned a womens site that you could check out. I am not sure why I did not check it out more often but I just now realized that because I was not really aware that the changes I was going through ie: increased times of anxiety, dizziness, anger at my family for not being more self-sufficient, feeling the need to "connect more with women my age and older" etc. ...were even going on.I was a member of another site at that time that is into mind/body health/ having a healthy lifestyle/ sprituality and all that GOOD stuff. ( but it is a shared site of many  thoughts/idea's for men and women and could often times get VERY intense and sometimes down right meanspirited because of a certain few) I still am a member and derive alot of goodness from it but someone on that site turned me on to POWERSURGE.( I should add that the mean spiritedness has left that site and it has gotten back to be more positive. It did leave a kind of bitter feeling though that is hard to just forget. I still go to that particular site often and enjoy certain sections of it ALOT!....I guess that is my problem for being so sensitive.   I have since recommended POWER SURGE to many women knowing that THIS site is a more sensitve site.It was a Saturday night and I really needed something extra special to happen in my life. If you wait it WILL come.There was a missing link to help me deal with the ever changing things my life/body was going through. When I clicked onto to dearests INTRO......I practically cried. I just kept repeating...WOW....WoW...thank you to the powers that be that always come through when you most need it and I was ready to accept it. It help put so many things in perspective and as so many of us have said "I am not crazy". Everything from  these  messageboards to the pluther of info. on the HOME page is so wonderful and inspirational. So....."How are we doing"?........dearest /MaryO and ALL the rest of the staff that help keep this board alive...I give you 10 **********An ...AtA HIGH 5A shake of the handHats off to youA nodA smileA thumbs up     2 thumbs upA wink.....A hug..............Sorry can't think of any negatives  :biggrin:  :cheesy: :cool:

(Edited by Sunlynn at 6:52 pm on Dec. 31, 2001)

I thank God everyday that I found Power Surge... I first found it about 3 years ago, and hung around a bit until my denial took hold of me.  As the denial got more and more difficult to keep intact because of increasing symptoms, I found my way back here in this past year.

Power Surge has helped me to learn so much about the transition of menopause... from my night sweats, to natural bio-identicals, to Revival, to other supplements/vitamins that have all made this peri experience much easier for me to handle.  Now that I am facing some uterine problems, I have also found alot of information and support here from many women on the message boards.  

Thank you for this site, Dearest, and thanks to all of the women here for the help they have given me.

Dearest,I first found this website in June, and every day I feel blessed that you have created it for us.  I feel free here to express my problems and concerns, and to try to help others through my own experiences.  This site, and these boards, have been a haven and a home for me -- they are the first place I look in the morning -- it's a great way to start my day!

Thank you so much for your loving support and guidance, and for the gift of these boards.Love,

Ok Dearest, seems like everyone has said it all, Not true. If it werent for YOU and Power Surge I would be crazy by now.It took me a while to trust in what I was reading, Took me longer to trust in what everyone was saying.I am not very trusting, Ya Think? :biggrin: Then I made my first post and the angels came, I could not believe what was happening, All these woman reaching out to me, the shock really came when THE WOMAN reached for me. Yes it was you Dearest with your liferaft and my life has never been the same.

After 8 years of HRT I am on my 2nd week of none. I feel wonderful, and I was soooo scared to stop my hormones. I have went through almost 4 years of hell, now it is as if a fog has lifted and I am human again.It took me 3 months to wean off and the help of my friends here and of course Revival. (MY husband  is also hooked on Revival :biggrin:Never thought I would see the day)

I dont have a P.C., only web t.v. and cant seem to get into the chats. Have spent hours trying.I do read them all when they come out on transcripts.

As for what you can do better, Well woman to woman, HOW IS DEAREST? I know this time can not be easy on you anymore than it is for us.I also know that you are a very private person, but you are human with feelings. Please if and when you need it, Know that we are ALL here for you. Please dont always try to be the brave one alone. We Love You Janel

Hi Dearest Up and down like the weather, sometimes, its so scary, and then I Have a little break to come up for some  air. Never thought it would be this bad. Oh well who said life was easy. Happy new year to-all Missycat

Dearest, I first found powersurge in September of this year.  I was a "lurker" for a month.  But in that month I read much of the front board and every single message in the boards..every subject.  Then I finally posted.  From the first post I felt welcomed, informed, enlightened and at times entertained (our pet section).   As yet, I am in peri., so don't have all of the symptoms yet.  But I am happy to know the ones i have and will have more than likely are "normal"..As you know me..I'm one to question most things..My questions here have always been answered, when doctors could not or would not address them.  I have just started Revival, and i can already tell a difference.  I have met some good friends here and it is a terrific place to come to, to post, to read, to listen.  I don't feel any improvement is needed.  Also the chat formal as well as informal are just wonderful.

I can't thank you enough, Dearest, for Power Surge! :cheesy:

   When I first found Power Surge on the search engine last summer,  I, of course, entered thru the introduction.  And that introduction is so hopeful!  That little lady in the spotlight was saying all of the same things that I had been upset about for over a year and when I went on to the "We are Family" pictures, my hope kept growing.  Every comment by the pictures stated that the woman did not feel alone anymore and that was what I wanted: to not feel alone and not be made to feel like I was going crazy with these symptoms.

      My first question at the message boards was about internal shaking.  I was not experiencing it at the time but I did have it about a year earlier and it accompanied the first time I skipped my period for several months.  I knew it had to be a meno symptom but no one else had ever heard of internal shaking.  Of course my doctor never heard of it, but it wasn't mentioned in books either and I could not find many women who were willing to talk about meno.  It still bothered me because I wanted to know what it was.  I was afraid it would come back someday.  I was so relieved to find that other women were experiencing it too.  Also the itchy feeling (I think its called formication?) was bothering me alot at about the same time and it worried me.  But I got the answers here at Power Surge and it has been such a relief!

   The best parts about Power Surge are the message boards because that is where we can all talk to each other about our meno experiences.  This is what relieves the lonely feeling.  Dearest, you and all the other women here at Power Surge are so caring and helpful, I don't know how I managed without you!  I consider all of you to be my very good friends.

    The chats and guest transcripts are also helpful.  The anxiety and panic transcripts especially because there is a lot of comforting advice and information in them.

       Thank you again, Dearest.  Power Surge is great!  A real blessing!      

I would like to say that this Board, Dearest and all of my meno-sisters have been a God-send to me!  I don't know where I would be without you all!!Thank you for an excellent format and for answering my questions in an intelligent, thorough and comprehensive manner.  I check with this Board before I talk to my doctors.As you can tell from the growing number of members, a lot of women (and men) are realizing the usefulness of Power Surge.  Please keep up the good work!!

brownie

Hello,

I think the site is so well done in its format which is easy to use and the topics are varied enough and keep changing which meets the needs of people with varied interests.

I think it is fun to see the birthdays and inspirational topics...even dreams....in addition to the very important topics of the hot flashes and all the physical things that go with menopause.

Because of Power Surge, women can compare notes with each other and be emotionally supportive as well.  With what we learn here, we can go to our doctors and ask intelligent and informed questions and even know if we need to change doctors to meet our needs.

I read the guest transcripts from time to time and can't believe all the good info.   I read Lyndon Smith's recently about the sense of smell which I thought interesting.    There are so many good experts available to us here in transcripts and chats that makes me think this is the gold standard with information for women's health.

I don't know how it can be improved because it is obvious that you Dearest put a lot of time in keeping it clear and easy to read and fun and informative.   You have such a sense of humor too which makes it fun also.

I'd say A+....thank you for your continued commitment to this!  

Georgia Dove~~~~

Hi Dearest,It's been almost a year since I got my computer (learned to surf the web) and discovered Power-Surge.  I was told at the same time I was menopausal  (post).  The site has been a God-send to me!I especially was grateful to all the women who welcomed me.  Some who have moved on and don't post anymore.  I will always feel blessed to have had them in my life during this very intense and confusing time.As for suggestions?  I can't think of any. You are always 10 steps of us on anticipating what we might need or want.  Thank-you for all the hard work and for caring about us so much!

Dearest - No word can describe my appreciation to you for transfering your knowledge and wisdom, for  creating a warm, invaluable, trustful, educational  environment for us in this difficult period of life.

I have visited many websites with similar subject area as Power-Surge, but the Dearest Power-Surge site is the only one that I can truly rely on for excellent information, warm supports and many many other things ... and this shows everywhere on Power-Surge ...  through the presentation, structure ... words...

We are blessed to have you.

All the bests Dearest .

Dearest,

This treck in my life was very scary.  I was experiencing symptoms that were sometimes very overwhelming, and I felt so alone.  Just hearing that so many of you ladies can relate to what I'm going through has given me my life back.  I'm not so afraid anymore and the symptoms have dissapated a lot.  Thank you so very much for helping me the way you have.  I just hope that more women who are going through this phase, know they are not alone and take advantage of this website.  You are truly God sent!!!!!! Marsun

Dearest:  I haven't been on for a few weeks, because I've been busy with the holidays and I was basically feeling pretty good.  It's like an exercise program--when you've lost the weight you feel that you could slack off a little.  However, I've had a surge of anxiety lately, and I'm baaacck.  

I do want to comment on this site, though.  I feel that finding this site was the answer to my prayers.  The reputable information on this site is incredible, and your personal, genuine concern for women on this site is above and beyond anything I would expect.

How is this site doing?  I can't see where it could possibly be improved.  All we need is for people like me, and any other women who visit the boards, to do so faithfully.  The information that you post is always welcome, as well as the reputable and informative guest chats you have.

You should be very proud of your accomplishments and how much you have helped others.  You have done a great job.

Carol

Hi Dearest,I want to let you know I agree 100% with all the other women ! I really felt as though I was going off the deep end more than once, and after checking in on power surge, I didn't feel so alone. I absolutely love the transcripts and have recently ordered books from some of your guests. I also feel alot of warmth and caring from all the ladies on the message boards. Thank-you all!Love,Suzie

When I found Power-Surge back in Aug 2001 I was a mess. I had gone to Doctor to doctor, been on the patches, pill, injections, herbs, everything. Nothing worked.  I felt like I had hit the bottom of dispear.

Thanks to Dearest, she educated me on "Revival" I am now on my third month and will continue forever, but most of all she turned me on to "Pete" at College pharmacy.

I found a Doctor that was all for Natural Compound  hormones, after talking with Pete about my life style, as I am a endurance athelete pushing my body every day. I found that taking hormones once a day was not cutting it, I was completly depleted by mid day.  The doctors would not listen to my needs and I was a mess.    Pete and my wonderful new doctor decieded that I need hormones 4 x daily, sub-lingual plus DHEA as my level was almost zero, along with Tran-D tropin.  It has been 2 weeks now and I am back to "Normal".

The anxiety, panic attacks,  depression, insomina and the other symtoms have gone.  My body is totally focused.  Taking that hormone sub-lingual is like getting an injection, within a few seconds it's in my body.

Thank you Dearest with out "Power Surge" I hate to think where I would be now..  I hope that others will look into all the resources available and use them.

Thank You again....

Hi Boni,What is sublingual?  I've never heard of it. I may have the same problem as you . I work out alot and have the same symptoms you had.

Suzie

Sublingual = under the tongue.    This way it gets into your system more quickly.  I use a B-12 tablet that is taken that way.  Works great, and FAST!

Thanks Yankeegal !Now I get it ! I've just never heard of such a thing! Suzie

I am very thankful for Powersurge! I learned about my symptoms and about others. I also learned that currently my symptoms are mild compared to other womens symptoms. Its been wonderful. Its 10:00am I got up at 8:30. Now I need to go back for a nap! I learned that tiredness is also a part of menopausal stuff. Good day to all!

Dearest, I'll echo others: this site is wonderful and tremendously helpful. I don't spend as much time visiting as others, but I really appreciate you all being here. I want to thank you for that.

I do have one tiny little observation, though. There are so many topics, and so many boards, that I find it confusing, and wonder if some of the forums could be combined? Like the anger/rage/depression/mood swings/forgetfulness forums could all be one forum. ASnd there seem to be several general midlife issues type boards that could be combined. I just find that there are so many old threads that pertain to something that might be of interest to me but I hesitate to revive them because they're so old. And sometimes I'm just completely unsure about where to post about something...like I'm not sure what the difference is between a night sweat & a hot flash (I have both, I thought they were different versions of the same physiological thing)...maybe I'm the only one that feels this way. But that's my teensy little suggestion, anyway.

Otherwise I adore the site and women on the boards are warm and caring, and it means a lot.

I don't know if thank you is enough,  I am so grateful to have found Power Surge.  Now I know I am not losing my mind.  It's such an awful thought to think there are so many women out there with all the same symptoms that I have.  But it is also so wonderful to know that I am not alone and not going crazy.Thank you for being here with all this information to help make this trek just a little easier.Peggy

Just dropping a note to remind Dearest how much I love these boards. I am feeling alot better than I did almost 3 yrs ago (is it really that long...)  when I logged on for the first time after going from dr to dr to fnd out what could be wrong with me. Powersurge saved my sanity and my health and got me through some pretty dark days.  I still check in on an almost daily basis because there is always something new to learn and I like to now help others who might find themselves where I was 3 years ago.   We need thse boards here forever. Thanks Dearset.

Dearest --You're doing great! Finding Power Surge last year was like finding the Mother Lode of Menopause information. When I first found the site, I was experiencing uncomfortable symptoms that I had no idea were related to perimenopause. In the last few months, things have accelerated quickly to where I am definitely in full-blown perimenopause with all the lovely "perks" such as night sweats, hot flashes in the day, etc.

I have finally gotten relief from a naturally compounded estrogen/progesterone prescription. Without Power Surge, I would never have known that this option was available. While the strength of the prescription might still need some tweaking, the overall sense of well-being I have gotten (with no side effects) from this form of HRT has been wonderful.

The message boards are a great resource and a good place to go for reassurance and comraderie. Having transcripts from the enormous list of experts is like having a personal Meno library in which to browse.

I am a freelance writer who is working on a story for my local daily paper about Menopause today. You can be assured that the web address for Power Surge will be listed somewhere in the article.

Keep up the good work!

Honestly, there is nothing on the Internet that c-o-m-p-a-r-e-s with PowerSurge. The information offered here is enormous (and the format is really easy to navigate) and the support is fantastic. I only wish I could tell every peri and menopausal woman on the planet about it--it could alleviate so much suffering. I think women are so short-changed by their doctors and the media by being given such narrow choices. I sometimes feel guilty that I've benefited from PS while others are in the dark on so many health issues.

Long live Dearest and PowerSurge!

I would echo everyone else too. I really like this site alot. You have done a great job!This site covers everything we go through as women. I do find it hard to find certain messages. There are certain questions that people ask and I like to go back and read the replies to them so I don't have to repeat the question. The site is just so full of post. There are pages and pages of replies. I am not complaining because I have been reading and reading and reading. I am getting a free education! I love to read so this is great. I just figured out tonight that I can view post that have been replied to since my last visit. That is great but I still go back because, like I said befor, there is still so much to learn. Thanks for a great place to visit and be educated.Everyone here is great!

To Dearest and all my friends,I love Power Surge. I have posted on other message boards before and NEVER felt the 'community' that I feel here. The acceptance, compasion, understanding and replys to my messages, etc. has never been so 'real' before.  I guess it's because we are all mature women, (even though many times I feel like a frightened little girl - there is a certain 'seasoning' that comes with age) in the same boat on these rough waters together.  From a technical point of view, the boards are EASY to navigate, and very well designed.  The home page and information pages are full of material to read and become educated in perimenopause and menopause as well as women's issues.

I am so grateful to Power Surge and Dearest and anyone and everyone else who makes this borad feel like having tea with a good friend.  I wish we all lived in the same neighborhood sometimes, but there is great comfort that someone on the opposite side of our country (or world) is thinking about me and caring.Thank you and God Bless you.tinabrul

This web site is great.  I got so tired of family and friends, and my doctor... looking at me like they didn't know what I was talking about when I tried to describe what I was feeling sometimes.  I have used Revival soy for 2 weeks now and it does seem to help.  And I have added flaxseed to my diet every way possible.  Between the two, I feel that soon I can start weaning off my Prempro.  But again, this web site is like a huge support group and all the information in invaluable.

Dearest,      Thank you, thank you for creating this web site.  It has truly been wonderful for me to realize that I am not going crazy or falling apart physically!!  So many of the "off the wall" symptoms that I was experiencing  I now know are normal through this phase.   Knowledge is power!     So many of my co-workers who are pre-menopausal/menopausal are on HRT which is not an option for me.  They have not experienced a lot of these weird body things so they don't understand.   I am a talker, so it really helps to have other women to relate to.       I have a wonderful GYN and I have encouraged him to pass on your web address to his pre-menopausal  patients.   Thank you again for adding normalcy to my life!  Have a great weekend.    

Hi Dearest,This web site is my second home. I often log in several times a day to see what's new. I am especially enjoying the detailed and varied symptoms that other women are experiencing. It's not just a 2 or 3 sentence vague and simple experience like many of the descriptions of menopause listed in some of the health sites. This web site offers everything from menopause experts , education and recomendations to real women's experiences physically and emotionally in their day to day lives. Thank-you so much for all of your work and dedication to  benefit women everywhere!

Love,Suzie

Dearest,This website is still my home and my haven.  And the source of so much information.  I recently spent a lot of time perusing the recommendations page, and learned so much about vitamin/herbal therapies I didn't know before.  I bought some toasted flax seed today, and will start using it on my oatmeal in the morning!

This site, and especially the boards, have taught me enough about synthetic hormones to make me realize that I want no part of them.  I saw a holistic doctor today, and will post on another board the results of the visit.  But without these pages, and your recommendations, I wouldn't have known that such doctors exist!  What a revelation to realize that WE, as women, have control over our own medical treatment!

I have met so many new friends here, and have actually had the joy of meeting a couple in person.  Where else can we go to make new friends, and feel so close to women who are so far away?

Again, I thank you for everything you have provided for us here.  You are a remarkable woman - and it is my honor to know you through your website.

Hi Dearest!

Thank you soooo much for Power Surge! I've learned so much!! And being able to talk to other women who understand is wonderful!!!Thank you for your hard work, advice and all the smiles! :)Power Surge has definitely made a big difference in my life!

~lots of hugs~

sherry

Dearest, you and all the others here at Power Surge have been such a source of comfort and support as I get through these menopause years.  Being able to share information and concerns with others who are going through the same thing has been a real life saver.  The other women on this board have become very dear friends. I am so thankful I found this site when I did.  Now all these strange symptoms that affect us all at this stage of our lives, aren't as scarey any more! Power Surge has made a huge improvement in the quality of my life.  Thank you so much.

Dearest Dearest,Hearing your caring voice online helped.It is exhausting being the main source of support for  dear friends having a tough time during menopause. I can take time out to be with them, then I collapse, fatigued, facing my own workload that's even more behind because I made time to be available for them.I feel a bit less overwhelmed today, after signing up yesterday.Cheers,highhopes

Dearest, Sending you a million thanks for Power Surge, this site is wonderful.  When I first came to this site, I got so giddy.....I felt like a little girl who had just gotten the one thing she really wanted. (My husband says I'm more happier since Power Surge!) Because that's what I wanted......answers.....to not feel so crazy.You Dearest have given this to us.....do you know how wonderful that is?  I have gained so much confidence from this site.  Now when something isn't right, I don't feel like I have to apologize to everyone because I'm not acting like I used to.  I can embrace the new me, and grow from this, and when I do get scared, there are friends to talk with, to share....special women who are just like me.  Thank you for this!!

I can't tell you how much your testimonials mean to me, how beautifully they express exactly what it is I wanted to accomplish with Power Surge, and how grateful I am to all of you for taking the time to share your experiences and appreciation for what's been a true labor of love from the get-go.

You know, you can work hard -- but it's always nice to get that pat on the back and to be told you done good :biggrin:

We'll keep adding and improving wherever we can because by "our" improving, it improves the knowledge and general quality of life for women at midlife -- and what's more important than that at a time when the quality of our lives is so challenging.

Thank you and I hope you and the many newcomers who join continue to benefit from everything Power Surge has to offer.

God bless,

Dearest