South Jersey/Philly Area

The CJ Staff has this featured in another area also.  Anyone in the Philadelphia or South Jersey area look us up on www.meetup.com the link to the group is below.

http://www.meetup.com/The-Cherry-Hill-Arthritis-Meetup-Group/

Ed from the NJ Selfhelp Clearinghouse has been great in providing me information on how to get the group started and our first meeting is setup for March 7th. 

My Rheumy has agreed to pass out fliers and refer his patients to the group which I thought was great of him.  I am also working with the Arthritis Foundation locally here in South Jersey for additional support. 

I need something to do with my time while out on leave, i'm bored.

(man, you should be one armed all the time, look at everything you're getting done!

kidding, kidding. that is great that you are organizing this, good for you. I'd love to have a group like this in my neighborhood. good luck!

kate, come on out to jersey and join us it is only a 5 hour flight isn't it? (i wish you and the rest of the crew were around really do.)

I have the help from Ed of NJSupportgroups really, he has been a saint in sending me things to get started so far I have some member through meetup.com and some from the neighborhood so it should be a very interesting first meeting. 

of course i chose a place where i can get starbucks while we are chatting. 

and your right i should be one armed more often i seem to be getting a lot of phone calls and this kind of stuff completed, since i don' thave work interfering with my social life.

You certainly don't let the grass grow under your feet Tess.

Good luck for the 7th of March - well done you!

Much love,

J.

hey, so did you have your first meeting? how was it? fill us in!

Well we had another session last Saturday when it was raining and nasty out.  Surprising folks did come out.  We were all miserable but we all agreed we had to try.

THe group consists of folks with Fibro, 2 with Lupus, 2 with RA and one with Gout and RA. It was interesting to share stories and to know that each of us have had our own experiences with other diseases and health issues. 

We took a break when the sun came out and went to the local Bakery and just bought all kinds of stuff. So now the ladies are a bit upset with me. but we loved it.  Next session is iin August / Sept at the Food Court in the mall so we can do a short walk and have lunch/coffee. 

If your local to South Jersey come join us.

Tess

Folks there is a session scheduled for the Cherry Hill Mall Food Court on Sept 17th at 2pm and on Septh 30th at 6PM.  Hope you can join.

Thanks.