[Travis McGee]

Lighten up Travis. It was just a lame joke. You take yourselves too seriously. Plenty of folks deal with much worse than what you have to go through so excuse me if I'm not impressed with your melodramatic whinning.

Okay, let me tell a little joke to lighten up the atmosphere.

You're a sick cruel sadistic stupid ignorant SOB. Go walk in traffic. Have a rat poison cocktail.

Hahaha! Ain't that funny! Gee, are we all laughing now?

[Godebert]

I'm impressed. The death sentence for calling someone a "dork"? That's nice, but unlike you...I won't go cry to mommy like you did earlier. What a Mary.

[LisaMalia]

I guess, from all of these posts, you have to go through this type of situation with a child or relative to appreciate the seriousness. Some people sit up on their ivory towers, and dismiss mental illnesses as a sign of weakness. I feel sorry for those people. We all should.

Some lines you don't cross. Do we make jokes about heart disease? Cancer? No, not unless you are one sick person.

Rush made an error in judgement when he made light of this illness. Politically, I agree with almost everything he has to say. But to coin an old phrase, point a finger at a person, and you've got three pointing back at yourself. You don't get hooked on pain meds without having mental health issues.

My heart goes out to all on here who have children afflicted with this illness. Because that's what it is...AN ILLNESS.

[neverdem]

I'm sorry for any grief this thread has caused you.