[scott7278]

Thank you for posting your story -- it will undoubtedly help others deal with emotional scars and let them say (or shout with joy) "I'm not alone."

I think we tend to forget that there are real people behind their screennames with real problems -- problems that some of us could never imagine. It might have been hard to click the "post" button, but I'll bet it was actually a relief to get it off your chest.

FReepers and lurkers, you are not alone!

[EggsAckley]

You got that right! When I first posted this sad news, I expected maybe a few hundred notes from Freepers who "knew" Chris. And look at it now!! As RadioAstronomer wrote to me this morning, instead of losing Christmas, it looks like Christmas is right here, on this thread, at Free Republic. This is a GREAT community of people!