All Welcome Vicki Stricklin to the group

[Guest guest]

Welcome Vicki,

We are glad to have you as a member of

our group. At Lupies, we are here to support each other in times of darkness

& to share smiles when we usually need them most. We also laugh alot together and you will see we pick

on one another all in fun... Join into any conversation you want… Remember laughter is our best medicine J

We can get naughty at times, so be forewarned!!!!

Feel

free to share your personal experiences & even jokes or recipes with us. If you need to cry on our shoulders, feel free to, that is

what we are here for as well… Remember WHINING is definitely allowed!!! All we ask is if you are sharing a joke to please put in the

subject line that it is a joke or even adult if it’s considered an adult

joke. If you care to share religious beliefs we ask that in the subject line

you write religious.

I hope

you will find friendship & support through our group (family). Please share

a little info about yourself to the group.

If there are any questions you may have please

feel free to ask, if we don't know the answer someone here WILL get it for you... To help get an answer quicker – you can

always put in subject line Medical question or Attn. … This will help get an answer to you quicker.

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you or a moderator can switch yourself to daily digest form or read from

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Again,

Welcome to the group (family) and I look forward to getting to know you better.

Gentle Hug's and Welcome,

Deanna

Founder & Host

LUPUS

Serenity Prayer...

Lord, grant me the

serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things

I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of doctors I shot when they said,

You're perfectly healthy, it's all in your head "

[Guest guest]

Welcome Vicki, Hi. I am the 54 year old single adoptive mother of four, grandmother of two, and

live in No. California about 50 miles from San Francisco. I still have two boys at home to raise, ages

11 and 15. Right now, they are buggin the life out of me about Christmas. LOL

I was dx'd with SLE, RA, Sjogren's, chronic Lymes, chronic Myofibrositis, Anemia, type II Diabetes all

between the ages of 30 and 45, but my illnesses started when I was ten years old. As with a lot of

Lupus patients, I have a long and involved medical history. I am currently retired on my pension and

disability insurance, for the last six or seven years. I have good days and bad days, and a lot of in-

between kinds of days. LOL

Please write and tell us about YOU, too. You will find the people here to be intelligent, informative,

supportive, caring, funny, and willing to listen and answer questions. We have members around the

world, so someone is almost always online. Feel free to whine, moan, groan, cry, laugh, joke, vent,

and ask questions, ask questions, ask questions. LOL Again, welcome. Hugs, MM aka: Mike,

one of the moderators