Hi Sara
You can either click on each message and write a reply, or you can do what you did here and select one of them, and then write a reply to everyone. Unless I am going to reply to specific things in people's responses, I usually do a general reply to everyone. Your choice.

Don't worry if your post doesn't show up right away. This is a moderated forum, so a person (usually Kathleen) reads and manually releases posts, so there can be a time lag. That way, this is a safe place for everyone.
Allison

: :Thank you to everyone for your kind
: and encouraging responses. It is
: very good not to feel alone! How
: do I respond to each person
: individually? Or how do I post a
: response to everyone on the forum?
: Not sure I'm doing it correctly...

: Sara

: Hi Sara and welcome ,