Happy New Year Wishes!

[Guest guest]

I've been thinking of you all! I hope everyone was able to make the best out of

the holiday season, and enjoy it with loved ones! The holidays went by wayyyy

too fast for me.

I've invited three people to this group this afternoon, one of which is a nurse

who, wonderfully stated, hadn't heard of Achalasia before and found it all

interesting. We were very chatty after I read a *wonderful* personal journey

that she too was responding to. Abigail just shared that she had been a member

of this group back in the beginning (low membership numbers) and has submitted

her request to join. Wow, has the group ever grown in numbers! Mixed blessing

aside, it's so good to know that the group is being discovered and utilized! I

just went through the files section, links etc. and discovered there are a few

that need a little help from friends.

So the burning question -- will 2011 be our year? The year we get the non-profit

for research and education off the ground and running? I would love to see this

happen, I truly will! :-))

Very, very brief update for those who remember me and would maybe like a brief

update. I have helped a bit behind the scenes to help advance research efforts

(for megaE, then MegaE and DM combined), then a bit with EPI (Exocrine

Pancreatic Insufficiency). Once the research is completed for EPI specific (the

other grant for megaE/DM is ahead of the EPI), then the megaE specific research

can commence. One step at a time! I anticipate, when we get to open that door,

that some aspects will be newly discovered and I hope, of course, that the

further discoveries will help our community here. Time will tell. Crossing

fingers and saying prayers. Notan, , Maggie and *all* -- I wish you the

best, now and always! To 2011... let's make it happen,k?!

Hugs for health!

Peg M.

Houston TX

(http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org ~ and, now,

http://www.thedollhousehouston.org)