To all my friends and family in RA

August 3, 2005

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@... 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. " ~

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