50 apologies. Hang in there! Things always get better.

Just ride the wave Lori. You will make it to the other side.

Sending love.

Hey Lori,
From the bottom of our hearts Laurel and I wish you all the best. You are one of the most tenacious people we've ever met and we know you'll bounce back bigger and better.
If you need anything please hit us up.
Raja & Laurel

Lori, sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. If there is anything I can do for you please give me a call.

You're a remarkable person that has created a niche within the business! We all go thru hard times so keep your chin up! :)

Mark

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas A. Edison

Learn from your past mistakes and keep moving forward.

Lori,
Stay strong and your head up. If there is anything i can do to assist and help please let me know... i will see if there is anything i can do.... your a great person!!!
Rick

keep your chin up Lori

you will deal with it all in time :)

lets hope 2010 is better for all around.

if there is anything i can do let me know

Hang in there....one day at a time :)

sending good energy your way

Well said, thanks!

I agree, and wish Lori the very very best of everything.

Hang in there,

Dave

Lori,

Throughout the year you have been great and I am amazed at hearing of how much you were dealing with and juggling during this period. You have always busted your ass for CamZ and have been an asset to be working with. I am sure that as we move into the new year you are going to be on top of things as usual. You have a nack for the deal making and putting synergy to deals with companies. You bring energy and a spark to get deals done and have made a lot of people money in this business It is shamfull that those same people would turn around and not reward you for your hard work and or cheat you out of what is yours to the point that it puts you into the position you found yourself in.

As one of the many companies you have helped over the years I too am there for you. If there is anything you need please do not hesitate to contact me.

I can also offer the services of my bother Antonio to act as your collection guy :) He has a passport and love cold weather.

As a former single parent with 100% custody and no family support I can empathize with you and your struggles and juggles.

You love the deal and have the enthusiasm to make them happen. Hang in there I know you will land on your feet.

See you soon.

Good luck with everything Lori Z, If there is anything I can do for you don't hesitate to ask :)

Good luck in your endeavors.

many are going thru allot, the same way bad things can happen quick so can positive things

all the best

We dont know each other -- but if you need some free legal advice or help during this time please feel free to contact me.

Good luck to you and your daughter....

Lori, that post shows incredible strength. I'm sure it took a while to get it all out on paper, so to speak. Take your time to rebuild yourself and your life with your daughter. And remember, your health is one of the most important things you can have.

*hugs* to you and your girl!

Hi Lori,
I have never had the opportunity to work with you in the past and from the quality of your post, the baring of your soul, your honesty and such a heartfelt apology to those who may have been affected I can clearly see it has been my loss.

Your post, I read every word, touched me personally. At 42 I can only imagine such a tremendous impact all those things must have had on you. If there is a bright side you have found it by holding on to the fact that nothing this monumental can leave you unchanged and that from it you have found both strength and peace.

It is almost insultingly cliche to say that there is nowhere to go but up but in this case there is truth in it. It is my sincerest hope that you have the power and the friends to overcome any hurdles you may face in putting the pieces back into place.

It would be naive for me to think that I could offer you an arm to hold or a shoulder to lean on. I hope you to see as you move forward and rebuild and I also hope you keep us all updated on your progress.


spaz

Wow, I don't really know you ma'am but I have been where you are at! With me it was 98% my fault, the pain pills, the drinking.. I went from a father of two a paramedic firefighter owing a house car etc to living in a 8 by ten garage without running water or a bathroom. It was only me and my two boys at the time and the shit I was going through was the toughest time of my life..

I tried very very hard to do the right things and ended up screwing up really bad. I have done things that I am not proud of and things that will haunt me for the rest of my life. Hell I even wanted to die, didn't want to do nothing but feel sorry for myself. I then had some help from people I didn't know from strangers and I pulled myself out of the gutter and got cleaned up!

I will tell you it was the hardest thing I have ever done.. My kids are my life my kids are the main reason I am alive my kids are everything to me. What I am trying to say is stay strong take help when given, go out ask for help take care of yourself so you can take care of your child. I have been clean and sober now for 5 year going on the 6th in June ;) It has been a real struggle to get where I am at. But well worth it. If I can do it then anyone really can! If I can be of help please let me know. Good luck and Have a Merry Christmas.

I just came back online since writing my post and I am overwhelmed with appreciation for all these kind words of support and encouragement.

Thank you all so very much for writing back-your words of strength are already helping me feel stronger to face the next mountain for me to climb. And that is all the outstanding paperwork and accounting of months my assistant left behind.

It will take me time I know, but I thank G-d I have gotten to the point of being able to take this first step forward. I feel like...I am slowly feeling life again.

My sincere gratitude for all these posts and the encouragement - they truly mean the world to me and your words truly give me strength.

I am thankful,

Lori Z.

and thank you for sharing much needed positive affirmation. I sincerely wish you all the best.

wow, what a truly kind gesture Jay. We have known each other for almost 8 years I think by now and your offer of assistance I am so grateful for. I have not even had a moment to think about Internext but should I be more on my feet by then, I would humbly let you know for sure.

wishing you all the best in this new year and hope it is as wonderful as you are. thank you for reaching out. xo

Jacque, my heartfelt thank you for this post and offer. I really appreciate your acknowledgment and your offer for my daughter.

sept00 is epass.

I am grateful for any help and I also humbly ask the industry if there are deals out there that closed and were not invoiced for to please let me know. I have lost months of deals and income from losing my assistant and book keeper during this and no accounting had been done in months I am finding out.

I am going to try my best to recover what I can but accept that may not happen fully.

This is a start to stopping the daily compounding financial losses as much as I can.

Jacques, a world of thanks for your thoughts and offer. I am so grateful.

many many thank you's to all of you.

all i can say is whoa

Bruce...you are one of the dearest people I know and I truly value your friendship of so many years. thank you for your kind words. I hope to connect soon and begin anew. xo, Lori

Tony,

It took me a bit to reply to your post because I could not find the words in the dictionary that adequately convey what I felt when I read your words.

You have been a true measure of a person that is as real in business as in heart. I have always respected that in you and it has been my sincere pleasure to work with you over the years.

I am grateful for your understanding and I am truly doing what you advise... word for word and step by step because you are right. I've been processing and evaluating all and I know it will take time to get back my strength in mind, body and spirit but I know it is a must if I am to build a strong foundation to begin again and create a conscious and good life for me and my daughter. A healthy one to keep my illness in remission.

I will email you because your beautiful gesture means so much. And because I took the step in my life to finally reach out for help, it has helped me to graciously accept help and kind gestures when they are presented.

Thank you Tony. And I wish for you in this New Year all that you wish for.

With true appreciation...thank you for your words and for your kindness.

Lori Z.

I don't know you outside of seeing you post, but like you, I have a child that I have the total responsibility for.

I also have the total joy, as do you in your daughter. :)

Your post struck a chord with me, as I have been on the downside of up before. It truly is a scary place to be. But it can also be a very freeing one.

You sound like a smart lady, so just keep your focus on your daughter and that which is real. To quote Alexander Graham Bell:

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us

Don't let what is lost blind you to what is not, Miss Lori.

Best of luck to you. :)

Lori, I wish you all the best. As a single mother you already deserve all the respect in the world... a loving, hardworking person can only take so much. Don't be afraid to ask the people around you for help, you deserve it!
I am sorry for your loss and I hope the love you received and will continue to receive will help you get through this.
Best of strength and luck to you.

Wow you don't have a soul...

Benny good for you! That was way uncalled for.
Lori- you and I may have had some go 'rounds in this business, but it was and only is just business.

This is a personal issue and I am feeling for you right now. I know what a great single mom you are, having seen you and your daughter at many functions over the years. Stay strong, and know that there is sunshine through those dark clouds. You are stronger than you think.

You sound like a strong woman. Keep your head up! Hope all works out for you.

I do not know Lori, but after reading her story I wish her all the luck in the world...She is a true winner! But you area 51 are a true piece of shit and should do the human race a favor and just die....So we can piss on your grave!

Lori, hang in there!

Sincerely,
Your Ducth Oven

Lori,

Glad to see you post and from one single mother to another.... sometimes it is so easy to get so caught up in the stresses of the day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute that we lose sight of the long term which boils down for me at least to family and friends. I have been reminded numerous times over the years that my boys pretty much always know when something unnerving is going on in my life and luckily for me, even when they were young (the age of your daughter) they knew they could ask questions and get a valid explanation. It also served to ground me in the fact that I was first here for myself and in turn for them and if things were getting to me they were obviously going to effect them.

(pun intended) you'll come out like a cat ..on your feet... and the tigress I have seen in action in definitely there laying in wait to pounce on the opportunities. You'll be stronger, more knowledgeable, and utterly surprised at the fact that you can handle all of it. In the scope of things.. it's one year... it was a very sucky year... but one that you will take things from for the rest of your life.

Lori, you're an exceptional businesswoman, however, the dedicated mother that we've seen you be is what has always shined through first and foremost. Sometimes, life throws us curveballs with such force that we can neither predict nor prepare for what is to come.

I know you will resurge with acquired knowledge, strength and a determination to change life as it is now, for yourself and your daughter.

My positive thoughts are with you both & may the Holidays be bright for both of you!

Patrizia

As many have mentioned here already Lori, hang in there, as things WILL get better for you.

Wishing you a wonderful 2010.

You are a stand up women and should not have to apologies... Lori hit me up if you need anything.

You didn't read any of what she wrote because you're a fucking tard with 1800+ posts since August 09, not because nobody gives a fuck. :2 cents:

Chris-you and Theresa have been amazing through all this. Thank you both for holding the fort down as much as you could through this. And I'm very appreciative to Julie for fielding and helping. I'm blessed to have you guys!

wow, so many posts - to reply to each is an overwhelming thought so I just like to extend my gratitude to each of you for taking the time to write and for your support. (well area51 was one that stung but maybe they learned this community and industry is about more than they realized.)

most appreciative, Lori

Hang in there Lori and hope 2010 brings sunnier skies! :pimp

Forget about that jerkoff. I looked at his previous posts and they all seem to be irrelevant. Just some forum troll who doesn't know shit. Hope to see you at internext in Jan.

All the best Lori... In time.. you will realize that you are a Superwoman and nothing will be able to stop you. Some people never get challeges liek that thrown at them .... the fact that you are on here says marvel things about your strength.. I remeber when Dwayne Somers first introduced us.. I was impressed and still am..

All the best from me and the folks here at GTBilll... Dom

Lori: Wow, this comes as a complete shock to me; you are the most 'together' person I have ever met in this industry; that speaks volumes about what you are going through.

I sincerely hope you do not leave this industry; you've touched many with your deal-making abilities, and a true desire to make to affect a win-win situation.

I've just sent you an epass for a pending deal that will close next week, plus a a bit extra for some Christmas cheer.

Good luck to you Lori and keep your head up girl!

Speak for yourself asshole, you are a pathetic human being.


Lori,

Hit me up anytime if you need anything or feel like talking. Take care of yourself and all the best :)

I have to agree with T here. Although I am glad you have put some of those rumors to rest, the task ahead of you now is to focus on you and your girl. Lori, my heart goes out to you. The strength of those shoulders have definitely been tested and if I know you even a little bit, I know that you will somehow find a way to turn all of this heartache into something so positive that you may even surprise yourself.

You are in my prayers. As my mom always says, until things get better, tie another knot in the end of your rope and hang on.

Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self respect springs.

Lori - Survive and heal we will see you soon.

Hey Lori -

What a terrible year it has been for so many people... I know it's just a ceremonial change, but I hope the coming of 2010 will mean better things for you and your daughter. I am also a single parent of a 9 year old, and I totally get that responsibility; my only advice is to use it, use it to find the strength you need to get to wherever you need to be in life. My best wishes go with you.

Lori,

2010 will be a banner year for TAB and you personally. It takes great courage to admit tough times, and more to deal with them. Clearly you are handling both with your usual fire and determination.

I look forward to doing business with you next year and know that you are reliable and hardworking as anyone in this industry when motivated by adversity.

Keep your chin up and have some deserved rest over the holidays.

Hit me up if you need anything.

Read it yesterday but really what is there to say that couldnt be said by those who really know you better?

But I want to chime in now with well wishes for you. Hope things work our better and it snowballs for you towards the good! I can only hope for 1/4 the support when I need to come through crisis. You must be doing something right! :)