Dear Rosity Community,

It has been a pure pleasure to be a part of the Renderosity community: not only as a Rosity member, but also as part of the Mod Squad [and later the privilege of being a Renderosity Admin], and of course the greatest honor of all, being appointed Editor in Chief of the Renderosity Interactive Magazine. A very special Thank You goes out to everyone in the Renderosity community for letting me into your lives and allowing me to dangle my toes in your creative talent pool :]

As many of you may [or may not] know, in February of this year, I suffered a minor stroke, which left me, for a short period of time, with limited use of my left side and really bad memory lapses [the worst was leaving a bathtub running for over 2 hours and not having any recollection of turning the water on until I walked out into a flooded hallway].

Of course there is never good-timing for a stroke, but with getting our first edition of the RIMs Digital Magazine published, the Magazines Web Site launched, creating the layout for the MarketPlace Catalog, and working as a Rosity Admin the timing truly could not have been worse!

Upon my release from the hospital, and with the encouragement from the Admins, Mods, Coords, and the remarkable Magazine Team, I was able to slip back into the flow with amazing ease. Just knowing that deadlines had to be made, and that the Rosity Community needed me, helped greatly in my recovery.

Unfortunately over the past six months, through a series of several MRIs, it was discovered that I am still experiencing additional minor Brain Attacks [referred to as TIAs], coupled with occasional stroke-like symptoms.

To add to all of this, I also suffer from a degenerative bone disease [discovered several years ago after I was involved in a Mountain Bike accident], which makes it very painful to sit at the computer for any length of time.

Thus, after lengthy discussions with the doctors [and many tears], it was a mutual decision between the doctors and myself that I regretfully resign my post as Rosity Admin, and as Editor in Chief of the Renderosity Interactive Magazine.

Although I shall continue to be a part of the Rosity Community, I will miss working behind the scenes with the amazing Renderosity Team!

Thank you again everyone, for making my life a better place to live!

With much love,
Dee-Marie [aka ladynimue]