I take the comments on board.
I am pro change. Beneficial change.
I contribute to TP, not as an entity, but to the people on it.
These people are now being divided into categories.
Example.
I am off to visit a care home for Mum.
This afternoon.
I could put it under Difficult Emotions, because I am in bits. Really upset.
I could put it under Late Stage and Death section - but this feels wrong.
I could put it in moderate stage, buy why there?
When I write, I write to people. Not stages. Not categories.
What I savoured was talking to newbies. Welcoming them. Why? Because I am NOT a newbie.
I also savoured doing what I could to support people dying (talk of Carara and Pied), why? Because I wanted to show empathy.
TP is about Connecting. Communicating. Support. Empathy. Sharing of Experience. Holding out a hand. Ask people why they connect.
This format makes us about Stages. Carer or Partner. Early, mid-stage, end-stage.
None of these technical labels corresponds with why I post (see above).
Look at the titles of threads.
Continence issues. Eating issues. UTIs and so on.
Have you seem many threads saying "I seek the advise of partners, carers please keep quiet?"
I accept the need for different sub-sections, due to volume. Just let the old format run alongside, until we can habituate.
I want to post. Don't know where. And my friends (both carers, partners, people with dementia) won't be able to find me.
So sad about this amdinistrative decision.
All the best, BE