[Marpo]

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Finely something positive for us all. I am so excited about my latest project to unite all of us with Graves’ Disease. ” title=”Very Happy” />

Our Colorado Support group is having a Pot Luck Picnic on Saturday August 22 at 2:00PM. Other people with Graves’ Disease that I am in contact with had stated that they wish they could go but lived to far. They were in other states and one in Ireland and one in Australia. So I decided to have a "Coffee Break" with them that morning at 10:00 AM their time and 10:00 Am my time. We are supplied with coffee, tea and latte for our meetings, so I decided to send anyone who wanted to come to our "Coffee Break" a cup of coffee, tea or latte.

I send the beverage and Graves’ Information in a package to any one that ask. It started with just five of us and has now grown to include 17 states and 4 countries. I have had to extend the "Coffee Break" to 5 weeks. If this keeps up we may just do it every Saturday. Some of you here are already coming to our "Virtual Coffee Break". Everyone is invited. Don’t be alone with Graves’ on a Saturday morning come to Colorado’s Graves’ Disease "Coffee Break".

You can can contact me at lakewoodgraves@yahoo.com for more information

[npatterson]

#1068606

I will "see" you in the morning! What a delightful idea!

[Marpo]

#1068607

I am so excited. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. The response and positive emails I have received is unexplainable . It has been suggested from a lady in my support group that we have a chat room for our Saturday "Coffee Break". I am going to look into it. There are so many coming that are alone. I have been told how excited they were to get something besides bills in the mail. I have two friends having coffee and going to talk on the phone. One is in Georgia and one in Ohio. A young lady in Ireland is inviting people over for coffee. They will be having coffee at 10:00 AM their time and 4:00Pm my time.

Another nice thing that came of this is from the people we are getting the coffee from. I have to thank my husband Marty, and Chalene, and Daniel from Organo Gold Healthy Coffee. They have donated coffee, tea, and latte. They have also helped stuff and address envelopes to send out. They have also helped pay the postage, printing, envelopes and paper. I also want to Thank members of our support group for all their help. They do not want to be mentioned, as they don’t think they did anything.

It is not to late to join the coffee break. We are having it every Saturday morning for the next five weeks. But, at this rate we may just keep it going. Please let me know what you think. Also what about the chat room? ” title=”Very Happy” />

[Marpo]

#1068608

127……Yes, One Hundred and Twenty Seven. That is how many GD people were at the "Virtual Coffee Break"

People listen if I can do this and get this many GD people together to smile for an hour or two, what else can we accomplish together. We all read the post her and there are so many that feel alone and not understood. They ask for help and a shoulder to cry on and someone to listen to them vent. I know I come here to be with others like me.

Yes we need good medical help, family and friends that understand, to feel better about ourselves and to know we are not alone in this war with GD. How hard is it to have a short coffee break and to unite for 15 minutes, a half hour or an hour.

Good news we now have a chat room at http://meebo.com/ sign up and ask to be a friend to marpolane on the Coffee Break. It is very new and may take awhile for the word to get around but it is there for you to chat to other people with GD. Enjoy and a toast to all of you. "Down with Graves" ‘ ” title=”Very Happy” />

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