Hi'ya new people

Welcome to alt.support.lupus :-)

Shelagh maintains a map of posters, so you can see where each person
is
(approximately) located in the world.
http://clik.to/lupus
Click on "View My Guest Map" there beside the wolf
(shows up as a globe of the world) in the middle of the main frame.
The instructions are on the Welcome box when the map opens.
There's two maps - we don't know why that happened.
If there's no space to place where you live, on one map), please use
the
"go back" (or forward) arrow on the top left of the map to get to the
alternate one.

(If your browser won't show the map, post and let us know. Shelagh
will
put you on the map for you).

Once you select "Post", click near where you live which positions you
on
the map, then an information box comes up, enter as much or little
info as

you wish, keep it short and confidential because anyone can have
access to

the map and the info that you post in your message and the information

that the map
asks you to fill in, in the form. For instance, it asks for your name.
It
can be your screen name and doesn't necessarily have to be your full
name.
It asks for location. You can put just the State if you prefer. The
flag
selection ID's your country for quick reference on the map.

Point your cursor at some of the others' there first and you'll see
the
kinds of messages they've posted (to give you some ideas).
In the info box, you may select your country flag, gender and hair
color
but not the clothing color.
If you don't select a gender/hair color, you'll be shown as a little
green
figure. There's an example of one there. If you want to be green, so
be
it. <g>.
Those who want theirs changed from green to something else post and
we'll
forward the request to Shelagh

If you record it in the wrong place or have any other difficulty
contact
Shelagh at valleylupus a t hotmail d o t com (fix the obvious)
(or post to the newsgroup) and she will help you with this, or
make the desired change(s)
While you're on Shelagh's web site, there's lots of good information
about
Lupus, take your time and have a read.

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Some other excellent websites to refer to and read
Many newbie questions are answered there.
http://www.ghg.net/schwerpt/ASLFAQ/index.htm (KCat's)

See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more!
Andy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group]

http://clik.to/lupus  Shelagh's webpage (mentioned above)

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In addition, most of our posts are archived by Google.
If you're into searching (for instance, the group's members'
experiences
with a soap, a medicine, etc)
http://groups-beta.google.com/advanced_search?q=&\
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These are all free services of alt.support.lupus :-)
If at any time, you change your mind and want to remove/change
something,
that can be easily done.

I highly recommend that you save this post and/or bookmark/favourites
some
of the websites here.

If there are any errors in the above, please direct your complaints to
the
Complaints Department - me !