I was the first person to reply to pootwo's post, And I admit that my response was entirely tongue in cheek. It probably caused some of the others who read the thread to continue in the same manner, as we all know sometimes these threads take on a life of their own.
I for one am not sorry for my post (I am sorry if it caused upset), If their was a similar post today I would probably respond in a like fashion, not because I am uncaring, but because I treat people on this open forum the same as I would treat them if I met them face to face.
Pootwo, I am sure that you meet adversity in every day life (don't we all) as well as on this or other forums, I will not do you the discourtesy of treating you any different to anyone else because I think that that would bring attention to your issue or issues. Live and let live