Re: To all my friends and family in RA {{JAN}}

August 5, 2005

Jan, I understand that you have to do what it takes to get yourself

better, but you will be so terribly missed by all your RA family. You

have been such a positive force with your humor, your caring heart,

and upbeat personality. May God bless you in all that you do.

Hugs from Dallas

Jane

> To my RA family and yes, that is the way i think of you especially

after all the years i have been associated with the group.

> Due to some concerns in my life and the trying to cope with the

FMS, i find i am having to rearrange some priorities which has led me

to have to withdraw from several groups i belong to because of the

time i am able to devote to them.

> For some time now, i have been unable to keep up completely with

the group as a whole especially with the ever-changing day to day

things.

> I will miss all the old time people i have gotten to know and love

as my family. Especially missed will be a and as not only

do i revere them highly, they have always been my first source of

information for anything concerning the FMS and the keeping up with

the medical world with the autoimmune disease world. I regret not

being able to stay in the group longer to learn about my latest

diagnosis which is bronchiotactasis (misspelled...of course...but i

know they recognize the word and could tell me more about it in an

instant). I, now not only cope with the c-pap machine but a

contraption called the vest that i need to use several times a day to

break up the congestion in my bronchial tubes. The contraption was

first designed for CF (cystic fibrosis) patients.

> If there is anyone who would like to correspond with me on the one

to one basis, i can be reached at azmomacat2@y... or momacatof2 for

the IM.

> Thank you all for being here for me where you knew it or not. Many

a night, deep into the morning has been spent reading over the daily

digests and getting to know so many.

> Take care and please continue to smile....throughout everything

because a smile is the first line of defense against what the world

hands you (besides i am told....it hides wrinkles...and i am for that

100%!)

> Love and gentle hugs to you all.

> Jan in AZ =^..^=

>

> ~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made

me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. " ~

>

August 5, 2005