long thick natural hair to... long thick relaxed hair?

so, it's interesting how this ties in with our recent discussion on relaxed hair. bublnbrnsuga has some of the thickest, longest and most beautiful natural hair i've ever seen. well, had. she chose to relax (motions lye relaxer) in october 2008.her hair is gorgeous both ways. but i was surprised she relaxed, since i felt she had the best of both worlds — the health of natural hair with the option