support thanks

[Guest guest]

A couple of recent posts have motivated me to want to add my thanks to this

group for the support I have received over the last 5-6 years. Especially

when I first joined, I had a lot of questions which were answered with

caring and most importantly with hope. Although many names come to mind,

long-time members of the group will probably remember Pippen's and

Lisbeth's warm welcomes and encouragement to new members in particular. I

needed that so much to get through my 5 month herx and it was really the

first time in 19 years of treatment up to that time that I had felt a strong

sense of hope in the course I was following.

I am also just as grateful for all of the excellent research that has been

presented and referenced here over the years. On more than one occasion, I

have been able to take copies of studies and research findings with me to a

doctor's appointment and that has helped me to be an informed patient, more

capable of participating in my health care decisions with my doctors.

And of course, a special thank you goes to Ethel and again for making

this group possible.

(RA 25+ years, AP since Nov. 97)