Hi to all new members

[slf]

Hi
A big welcome to the forum,we are all very pleased to meet you here,we all have this odd rare condition that is not properly understood and share that puzzlement.
When i was first diagnosed I was pointed in the direction of a similar forum that no longer exists,it took me a year maybe more before I posted a rather diffident question,everybody seemed to know everybody and understood all the abbreviations and variations I felt I did'nt belong there.
Well some of us, not me,understand these things,one or two of us have met,but mostly only on line,we would like to meet a lot more people like us,online,so pleased dont be afraid or shy to comment or ask a question,this can be quite a scary thing this illness but shared with others it is quite easy to face and live with.
So lets hear it from YOU,we wont laugh or bite
Steve

[mali42]

Hi Steve
I totaly agree steve, Its harder for some to join in than others and I feel the same at times when I'm feeling low,

We all bring different things to the forum some of us are well up on the medical side and others giving moral support with so many other things like work related,

Malcolm

[liz2mac]

Hi both,
Absolutely true, over the years I've learned quite a bit about these PAD conditions, but I still need and SO appreciate the personal support you all give to me. I may be heading up UKPIPS, be the visible face to outsiders, but I'm no different from anybody else in having good days, ok days and absolutley B.A. days living with CVID & bronchiectasis. Don't feel we're any different to any of you, somebody who may be watching this forum and wondering if you have anything to offer us all. You may be just the person that one other person needs to hear from. Liz