do you remember a few weeks ago

mig
mig Member Posts: 7,154
edited 15. Oct 2011, 03:29 in Living with Arthritis archive
A few weeks ago i met a distressed lady in wilkos who had got arthur but having no treatment apart from a few painkillers i did not reconise her but stopped me in wilkos again to say she had been back to her gp and insisted that he do something else for her,so she had bloods done and results showed she had ra,hes given her some steriods and stronger pain killers while she waits for her first rhemmy appointment,she was so grateful that i felt quite embarrassed,she hasnt got use of a computer but i gave her telephone number so she can call if needs be.Mig

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  • cloud9
    cloud9 Member Posts: 385
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done Mig. She's lucky she found you.
    Sue (Cloud9)
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Result, mig! I do remember and that's one lady who has reason to be grateful to you for biting the bullet and asking her about it. Well done you.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Mig,

    that was so kind of you and hopefully she rang the number. its a horrible and isolating thing this bone shift with its cousins and relations in tow and that was a good thing you did.

    shame she hasn't got as pc but the phone number will have helped her so much weather she rang it or not. Cris xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes, I do remember and well done to you, mig. That was defintely a good thing you did there, and how nice that you bumped into her again. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Mig

    Of course I remember your kind deed. You have truly helped someone and that is networking at its best. You must feel good in yourself too that you spread a little happiness into that person's life for taking the time to chat and encourage her to go back to her gp. It cost nothing but you both feel richer for it.

    You are worth your weight in gold. :smile:

    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    :oops: :oops: Mig
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Mig i think it should be :grin::grin: cus there is nothing to be embarrassed by... your a good person and be proud of that. Cris xx
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    mig wrote:
    :oops: :oops: Mig

    If there were more people around like you, the world would be a much better place. You probably feel as uplifted as this lady does. It works both ways. Carry on as you are, you will go far.

    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    that's lovely Mig. I hope that she gets all the help she needs.
    Well done :wink:
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  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Brilliant Mig :grin: lovely to hear that the lady benefitted so much by your good advice. Well done you :grin: Xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Mig,

    Well that is nice that you saw her again and you made all the difference for her. It was only when someone told me to go back to the doctors that I got things sorted so I know how grateful will be for meeting you.

    Well done and a well deserved pat on the back for taking the time to talk to her in the first place.

    Lv, I x
  • sugarbuttie
    sugarbuttie Member Posts: 225
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    well done mig for taking the time to speak to her in the first place. the fact she actually went to gp & was diagnosed with RA would neva have happened if it wasn't for you. Well done YOU and well done HER for listening.

    You could've saved this lady from a disability...three cheers YOU!

    Love, SB xx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Mig
    Well done you.
    And you got a report back which must be very satisfying.
    I know thats the sort of thing we do when we have a stand.....so many people dont know about the helpline or about AC and we try to promote it...but we only have a stand once in a a while and never the same place so we dont know except for the questions we can answer on the spot.
    I havent done it for a while....but our Metro Center is huge and i use my scooter and I always have a pile of cards with me.....people on scooters {here anyway} chat to each other or even on crutches so when chatting I try to find out what it is and give them a card
    So once again...well done you :grin:
    Love
    Hileena
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Mig, how proud of yourself must you feel :smile:

    Not only the fact that this lady got a result and is now being ttreated for ra due to your advice but also the fact that she recognized you and gave you thanks.

    Well done, I am proud for you :grin:

    juliepf x

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