Re: Re: A review of with a more pro dilation take

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--- On Mon, 9/8/10, RICHARD FRIEDMAN <cynmark24@...> wrote

 

Hi Cara,

I am aware that you maybe getting together with .  's esophagectomy

was not the usual kind of thing that happens to us Achalasians, so please don't

think what happened to him might happen to you. He would be the first person to

tell you that. will be a great person to speak to. Back in the days when

he was in England, he helped Ann get through her difficult times and was

essentially her mentor.

Dear Cara,

is absolutely right. WAS my mentor and was and is very important

to me because he was the first ever other Achalasian that I had met. He changed

the way that I perceived myself. I was no longer a person with a condition that

no-one else had, a " peculiarity " .  There were others out there. just normal

people like . He restored me to myself.

Please do me a favour Cara - If you DO get the chance to meet up with ,

give him a great big hug from me.

Incidentally, there were many others around to support me in 2006 when I had my

Hellers, including the wise and wonderful , knowledgable Notan, both

Sandys, ,Maggie,Giselle, a, Jo- the list goes on..... I

regularly make a point of thanking them and letting them know what a difference

they have made. I think of them as my SILVER LINING family. Achalasia isn't ALL

bad.

With gratitude from Ann in England.