Thanks…I showed a good friend of mine who has been “kicking cancer’s ass for over a decade” Susan’s blog. She was all over it – wants to contribute and thinks she can reassure her and some of Susan’s followers. Thanks for visiting, again, and thanks for all you’ve done to raise awareness and support to fight this horrible disease.

–Ellen

The “peavatars” are simply a fun way of showing support for Susan and others going through the cancer fight. They face so many tough, depressing days that we decided to lighten the mood for them, and we chose to do it on a designated day, Fridays. We also have a web site where we encourage people to donate a minimum amount equal to the cost of a couple of bags of frozen peas — about $5 — to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research and programs. So far over 250 people have donated over $8,000 to the fund, and it’s growing rapidly.

I wouldn’t expect anyone new to Twitter to join something like Frozen Pea Fridays unless or until they had found out what it was all about and was something they supported. Anyone who represents otherwise does not speak on behalf of me or Susan or “the peas.”

Cyberbullying angers me, and I will speak out against any instance of it being associated with the Frozen Pea Fund. So I thank you for bringing this to public attention. I appreciate every person who supports the fight against breast cancer through any forum or charity.

I’m glad to “meet” you, and I’m glad you didn’t let the jerk run you off. I’ll try to remember to log into Twitter tomorrow

Cyn

Thanks for the kind words, Wicked. Boy that felt weird to type. I’m not abandoning it, but I did want to speak out in case anyone had the same experience…let them know they were not alone and shouldn’t feel stung by the community, because that entity does not speak for the community.