Welcome Larry

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HI LARRY,

MY NAME IS CINDI, I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME YOU TO THE GROUP, I

STARTED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS A GREAT PLACE FOR INFORMATION

AND A GREAT PLACE TO GET THINGS STRAIGHTENED OUT THAT YOUR FAMILY

JUST CAN'T DO. I AM 44 AND LIVE IN WISCONSIN. I HAVE HAD RA AND

NEUROPATHY FOR 3 YEARS AND FIBROMYALGIA.

I FOUND THAT WITHOUT THIS SUPPORT GROUP, IT WAS REALLY HARD ON MY

FAMILY. THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE IN PAIN 24/7. AND THEY

DO NOT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY LOVE YOU, UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT FEELS

LIKE AND HOW MUCH IT TAKES TO TRY AND KEEP UP AND SEMBLENCE OF

APPREARANCES ALL DAY WHEN YOU ARE IN SO MUCH PAIN ALL THE TIME. IT

IS EXHAUSTING AND STRESSFUL. SO, LARRY, YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT

PLACE, WE ALL UNDERSTAND. I HAVE EVEN TALKED THIS GROUP OVER WITH

MY DOCTOR, I TOLD HIM THAT IT HAS ACTUALLY SAVED MY FAMILY FROM

EXTRA PROBLEMS DEALING WITH ME AND MY CONDITION AND HELPS TO IMPACT

WITH LESS WORRY OR MISUNDERSTANDING. I CAN COME HERE AND VENT OUT MY

PAIN, AND GET THE UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION I NEED AND LEAVE MY

FAMILY OUT OF SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

NO ONE CAN UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, THAN

SOMEONE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING.SO, WELCOME TO A GREAT PLACE

FOR SUPPORT, COMPASSION AND KNOWLEDGE. GINA AND PAULA ARE AMAZING

AND ALWAYS SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE. HOW THEY DO IT ALL, WELL, I DON'T

KNOW....PLUS WE ALL ARE HERE TO LISTEN ANYTIME.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU LARRY,

SINCERELY, CINDI