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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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04-28-2006, 09:42 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: western ny
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Rant about Doctors! a little long
This is pretty much an update on all of my problems. First the ankle: They did a biopsy a few weeks ago, came back benine(spelling?), thats good but it is still enlarged. If it doesn't eventually go down they are sending me to a bone specialist, because they still aren't sure what caused it. Now the finger: I had xrays, bone scans, and 2 MRI's. They still have no idea what is wrong with the finger, except the bone scan is showing some arthritis. If you could see my finger you would know its more than that. After the first MRI(which I had because the dr. thought my reflexes were too brisk,too sensitive)they found a tiny fluid filled sack on my spinal cord. They said I was "probably" born with it and it is "probably" why my reflexes are the way they are. Then I had the second MRI for contrast with dye. Which was a nightmare because the woman trying to give me the dye was an idiot! That was on monday and my arms are still bruised. She spent about 10 minutes digging in my veins on both arms and wrists. Then she finally got a dr. who got it in 1 try. She was not very nice and didn't care that she was hurting me. Hello, these are tears, you are HURTING ME!! So now yesterday the dr. calls me with the results to the second MRI. Apparently I also have spurs on a few discs (arthritis) and a tear on discs C 6 and 7. The dr. thinks this is all very interesting and is perplexed. Then he brings up the RSD again and says "maybe the finger symptoms are connected". I am really confused. Now he referred me to the neurosurgeon for a second opinion and then back to see him. I don't like the feeling that he knows more than he says. Or maybe I'm just paranoid? I just want some answers. Maybe "House" could diagnose me? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Thanks for listening. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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04-28-2006, 10:04 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Re: Rant about Doctors! a little long
Sorry about the inconsiderate nurse. I hope they find out what's causing all your trouble soon! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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04-28-2006, 10:08 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
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Re: Rant about Doctors! a little long
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04-28-2006, 10:11 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southampton, U.K.
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Re: Rant about Doctors! a little long
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04-28-2006, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
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Re: Rant about Doctors! a little long
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04-28-2006, 10:25 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
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Re: Rant about Doctors! a little long
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04-28-2006, 10:42 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Rant about Doctors! a little long
Oh wow, I am sorry I hope they figure out what is wrong with you soon! Doctors [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Here is my story (kind of long sorry):
In the spring of 2001 I noticed some hearing loss in my right ear. I thought it was just ear wax so I kind of ignored it. When the blockage didn’t “pop” I decided to go to my doctor. My doctor sent me to a ear/nose/throat doctor where I got a hearing test. He came into the room and said, “You have a 50% hearing loss.” I was like “No #hit Sherlock!” [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] He didn’t really have much of an idea what was causing it. After two MRIs and several other tests he could not figure out what as going on.
I was sent to a specialist in Detroit (over an hour away!). I had a hearing test and sat in the exam room. I over heard the doctors discussing my case and what I could have and what my doctor in Lansing THOUGHT I had. One of them said, “How did he come to that conclusion.” [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] “It is obvious that she has a growth in there.”
The doctor finally came in and told me I had a growth on one of the bones in my inner ear that is keeping it from vibrating which is causing hearing loss. I could 1) live with the hearing loss or 2) have surgery to replace the bone. The he said, “What kind of hearing test did they give you in Lansing?” I didn’t know then he put his hand under his chin like he was thinking deeply and said, “You never had a hearing test that picked up conductive hearing loss. Any idea why?” I was clueless so he just shrugged and I scheduled my surgery that day.
So basically I was strung along for 5 months and I ended up having the number 1 cause of conductive hearing loss…and all along my ENT thought it was sensory neural loss (nerve loss). [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/foreheadslap.gif[/img]
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