I wish to welcome new visitors to the online home for the Central NM Chapter of the Vasculitis Foundation.
This new chapter was founded conceptually by Karla Kollach and Joseph Carpenter after attending the 2008 International Vasculitis Patient Symposium at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
We are planning our first chapter meeting now and it looks like Thursday, August 28, 2008 will be the day to put on your calendar. If that changes, then either Karla or Joseph will update this site. Look for a calendar to appear soon that will announce upcoming events.
Because we are new to this and just getting started, we ask that you share your ideas for this new chapter. What would you like to see happen with this effort?
To begin with, we will try to build support groups for vasculitis in general and also for the particular needs of each diagnosis. More about that later.
Within the context of the parent organization, Vasculitis Foundation (www.vasculitisfoundation.org), this chapter will act as an extension to provide information to patients and physicians in NM. We may also grow into sponsoring local events to promote awareness of vasculitis and even raise funds for vasculitis research and treatment. Like I said, we are just getting started so it all starts with hello.
Come join us on August 28th. If you are intersted in attending that event, send mail to Karla Kollach or Joseph Carpenter.
Thank you and welcome!
Joseph Carpenter
Central NM VF Chapter founding member
Parent, daughter with Churg-Strauss (DX March '08)
You may be interested in this organization if you or a loved one have been diagnosed with one or more of the following conditions:
Behcet's Disease
Buerger’s Disease
Central Nervous System
Churg Strauss Syndrome
Cryoglobulinemia
Giant Cell Arteritis
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
Hypersensitivity Vasculitis
Kawasaki Disease
Microscopic Polyangiitis
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Rheumatoid Vasculitis
Takayasu’s Arteritis
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
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