Re: [at-l] a sad hello again...

["W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@attglobal.net>]

The trail has many surprises and pitfalls. This is indeed a real injury, at 
least as debilitating as any orthopedic event.

We've seen this before with those supporting the hiker feeling abandoned, 
lonely, or angry. It is important to review the level of commitment in 
relationships, at least as important as weighing each ounce of gear.Yet 
this can be a surprise for all parties once the fantasy of the trail 
becomes a very strange reality.

I am sorry for you and your girl friend, as each of you have a major loss. 
I hope you will give yourself a few days in town before a final decision 
over ending your hike, regardless of how she handles her decisions. I 
admire you for putting your wounds out for others to share, as I know it 
hurts acutely.

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA

At 01:29 PM 4/4/2000, twj175@voicenet.com wrote:
>Rather, my girlfriend and soul-mate of the past five years, who I've lived 
>with for the
>past two, chose a rain-swept morning last week from the gravel parking lot 
>of the NOC to
>tell me that she had figured out in the time she had alone that she needed 
>to go somewhere
>new with her life, and that somewhere was not with me.  It was for me, a 
>complete and
>utter surprise.  I have still not yet accepted it, nor given up hope.

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