[Viva] changes ....

[Mary Smith]

Margarite - we haven't connected too many times but what I know from the
times we did you are heart felt. Women in the lower mainland have been very
blessed to have you.

I'm coming to Salt spring again this summer.  Hopefully I will get to see
you for a visit again.
Big hugs for all you have done for us.
Mary  🤗

On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:08 PM, Kath Webster <kathwebster at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Wow, it's the end of an era for you Margarite...  Your commitment has been
> unwavering and clearly straight from the heart.  No doubt, you will be very
> missed !  Much appreciation for all you have done and will continue to do
> for women living with HIV. ❤️
>
>
> On May 17, 2016, at 5:41 PM, Margarite Sanchez <margaritesanchez at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi gals,
> This isn't an easy thing to do ...
> Changes are coming for me.  I have given Jane my notice and won't be
> facilitating the Oaktree or Vancouver Women's Health Collective peer
> support groups anymore. I will be at the May groups (this week) and
> possibly June to support a transition while they find someone to take my
> position.
>
> This was a hard decision for me because I care very much about the
> importance of what happens when we come together to share and support each
> other. However, I've been doing this every month now for 5 years and I am
> finding the travel to and from Vancouver every month exhausting (it is *at
> least* 10 hours each trip!). I hope you understand,
>
> I'm honoured that you've all let me into your lives and trusted me. I have
> learned so much about strength, resiliency and compassion from each of you.
> I'm glad to be part of this beautiful strong community of poz women and I
> feel like I have so many friends now that I didn't have when I started
> these groups.
>
> I'm sure they will find someone good to take over and the groups will
> continue.
> Also I'll still be getting my healthcare at oaktree so I'll look forward
> to attending whenever I can coordinate my appointments with the groups.
>
> I also want to express my appreciation to OTC for taking on this important
> piece of holistic health care. I'm proud to have played a role in it's
> development.
>
> Thank you and please stay in touch (I'm only a phone call away),
> Hugs all around,
> Margarite
>
> P.S. This does not change my involvement with ViVA. I will remain on the
> Standing Committee and hope to see a lot of you through that.
>
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