Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009

We have had a very rich year full of hope and unity. We have grown very close to each other at many levels, as fellow-sufferers who strive to heal ourselves and each other physically, emotionally, and socially. We are people of all ages, races, nationalities, and walks of life, yet we are drawn together from all around the world! What is this magnetism that calls to us to get together, to get to see each other in person in meet-ups, and to talk to each other in conference calls and personal phone calls in addition to our forum posts?

There is something bigger and stronger than each one of us individually at play here that is leading us on the right path to find answers to our condition and to a cure. We are a very diverse community held together at our innermost level by a common experience. We have discovered in each other a part of ourselves. Individually, we have always felt we were unique and alone in the world, and now we discover that we not only share so much in common with each other, but that we also complement each other with our uniqueness, our individual talents and perspectives that we bring forth from our uniqueness and our background.

If we have reached these heights as a group in less than a year, God only knows what's in store for us in 2009, and what we can accomplish together; the sky is the limit! Let's reach for the stars!!!

María

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GOALS FOR 2009:

*fundraising to organize group testing for research
*establishment of Metabolic Body Odor Charity
*new forum site for MSN
*more interviews with experts to post in our blog
*webinars with experts
*more meet-ups throughout the world
*support research efforts in Australia, UK, US, and other parts of the world...