Several issues have arisen to make me do this, some are probably readily apparent considering what was going on here this past year and others have reared their ugly heads more recently. The biggest one is a family related problem that has thrown the future into question; my father has been diagnosed with cancer. There is nothing the doctors can do about it except try to give him more time through chemotherapy. I am now worried about him and about my mother who is looking after him. Currently, they are doing fine, distressed to say the least but coping with the situation. I am not sure what will happen with me but I am not ruling out having to move back to Canada for a time to help take care of them. Consequently, my stress levels have jumped once again and I find myself getting less sleep, being more tired and feeling slightly depressed, which means that someone should do the admin job I wasn't doing so well recently. I feel it is time for me to go before I get more lax with what I should be doing at BTU.
Finally, I have a number of people to thank:
First; Zac, although we do not talk as much as we used to I still regard you as someone I could go to if I need to chat. You have been a great friend and for that I thank you immensely. We didn't always agree but I always listened to what you had to say. I wish all the best for you.
Next; Jeff, you have always been one of the first to step up and offer to help. You have stepped in to try and keep BTU going and for that I thank you. I appreciate you trying to make this place somewhere we could all come to to feel like we are with friends and fellow BT fans. Cheers!
Next; shalom itay, you've come to the staff lately and have made a great effort to get things going, don't stop now! I am grateful to you for joining us and giving your efforts to the site. Thank you.
Next; Lawgiver, I want to thank him, and curse him, nonetheless. He handed me this job, curse you
, when BTU needed someone to fill the role he was leaving. He saw that BTU needed leadership and decided I was the one to do it. I don't know if I was the smart choice but he decided to do it. Thank you for having the confidence in me back then. Next; Blackhawk01, I want to thank him for doing so much for BTU while he was still around. He was an important part of BTU for a number of years. Thank you too.
I am sure there are a number of others I am forgetting but I do not want to make this sound any more like an Oscar award speech than it already does, so, consider yourselves thanked despite me not mentioning your name.
It is time for me to hand the "keys to the kingdom" to someone else now. Thank you for reading this. And if you have some spare change take a few moments to donate it to a cancer research society near you!
Cheers
Typhoon
