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Here you go Max - why am I Tillie?
When I first joined the forum here I was extremely concerned that I may say stuff here and that Chris may read it and know it was me and take offence. He suffered FTD as well as ALS and was very paranoid, particularly towards me, and had no empathy for me at all.
I found this forum because HE found it first and mentioned it. Interestingly, maybe due to his FTD he got off to a poor start here, the moderators contacted him and asked if he was a real person and suggested he be a bit less aggressive about his views of the medical practitioners and he got in a huff and as it turns out I don't think he ever came back.
But that's hindsight, at the time I had no idea if he would come back. I would have just hated to write something here that was me letting off steam or asking advice on how to cope, and have him read it and become offended.
So, I was naughty and in my profile I said I was from Manhattan and I didn't use a name and tried to be careful that I didn't say things that would be obviously me.
Quickly, the amazing people here began to pm me and talk further, and so I confessed to Barbie that I am actually in Australia. That gorgeous warrior princess immediately thought of Matilda the kangaroo that was our mascot at the commonwealth games years ago and said she would call me Tillie. I loved it so much, I made it my 'screen name' and have ever since signed as Tillie. Then I found a picture of Matilda and that is my avatar.
Even though I now have 'come out of the closet' and you all know that really my name is Katrina and that I'm in Australia, I just love signing Tillie on any post, it always gives me a smile and a giggle.
So there you go - the story behind Tillie is officially and publicly told. Aaaahhh that feels better, honesty is the best policy!
When I first joined the forum here I was extremely concerned that I may say stuff here and that Chris may read it and know it was me and take offence. He suffered FTD as well as ALS and was very paranoid, particularly towards me, and had no empathy for me at all.
I found this forum because HE found it first and mentioned it. Interestingly, maybe due to his FTD he got off to a poor start here, the moderators contacted him and asked if he was a real person and suggested he be a bit less aggressive about his views of the medical practitioners and he got in a huff and as it turns out I don't think he ever came back.
But that's hindsight, at the time I had no idea if he would come back. I would have just hated to write something here that was me letting off steam or asking advice on how to cope, and have him read it and become offended.
So, I was naughty and in my profile I said I was from Manhattan and I didn't use a name and tried to be careful that I didn't say things that would be obviously me.
Quickly, the amazing people here began to pm me and talk further, and so I confessed to Barbie that I am actually in Australia. That gorgeous warrior princess immediately thought of Matilda the kangaroo that was our mascot at the commonwealth games years ago and said she would call me Tillie. I loved it so much, I made it my 'screen name' and have ever since signed as Tillie. Then I found a picture of Matilda and that is my avatar.
Even though I now have 'come out of the closet' and you all know that really my name is Katrina and that I'm in Australia, I just love signing Tillie on any post, it always gives me a smile and a giggle.
So there you go - the story behind Tillie is officially and publicly told. Aaaahhh that feels better, honesty is the best policy!