[Viva] changes ....

[CHARLENE ANDERSON]

Oh my goodness Margarite what everyone else has said and more. You are such a gentle FORCE. You will be missed tremendously by the women you have touched in the groups and everywhere in the community. 
See you soon on the other island. 
Xo

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> On May 17, 2016, at 11:09 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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