Oxford Forum Meet, January 28th 2012

[Northerner]

Sounds like a plan! Do I need to bring my giant syringe, or will you recognise me without it?

 

[Dizzydi]

Oh thats ideal then.x

Yeah it better, then no hanging around ..... excited 😱

 

[Steff]

Sounds like a plan! Do I need to bring my giant syringe, or will you recognise me without it?

You bring it Alan I may have had a drink on the train so eyesight maybe be troubled ha ha

 

[Dizzydi]

Sounds like a plan! Do I need to bring my giant syringe, or will you recognise me without it?

Think I'll recognise you just 😛, but think you should bring it anyway.... its great lol x

 

[Freddie99]

I'll meet people at the station. I'll be there from around half ten that morning.

 

[cazscot]

Would love to come, Tom but I will be back at uni then and oxford is awkward for me to get to (would involve at least 1 change and approx 6 hours). Hope everyone has a good time.

 

[scootdevon]

ty tina i'll look into that when im there 🙂

 

[Tezzz]

I will try and get the day off W...

 

[Tezzz]

Sounds like a plan! Do I need to bring my giant syringe, or will you recognise me without it?

What about somebody print out one of the PDF posters from the downloads section and put it on a table?

 

[Hazel]

good idea - Donald did that for the Glasgow meet last month

 

[fencesitter]

Another mum in!

Tina, I was wondering whether to sign up as a mum, but just saw your post which has made me feel brave 🙂
It will be great to meet everyone

 

[Northerner]

Tina, I was wondering whether to sign up as a mum, but just saw your post which has made me feel brave 🙂
It will be great to meet everyone

Hurrah! I will look forward to meeting you! You mums should NEVER feel as though you don't belong - you are all awesome!!! 🙂

 

[Tina63]

Thanks so much for that Northerner. It's just like everyone says, we have learnt so much from you lot, the support has been invaluable. I felt we were really well educated by the hospital at the start, but after about 3 months the education bit petered out, and there is still so much to learn. I pick up things daily and it really helps to put things into place.

One question - is the BIG D off topic to be discussed at these meetings? Just so that I know Wouldn't want to put my foot in it!

 

[Northerner]

Thanks so much for that Northerner. It's just like everyone says, we have learnt so much from you lot, the support has been invaluable. I felt we were really well educated by the hospital at the start, but after about 3 months the education bit petered out, and there is still so much to learn. I pick up things daily and it really helps to put things into place.

One question - is the BIG D off topic to be discussed at these meetings? Just so that I know Wouldn't want to put my foot in it!

Certainly not! Chat about what ever you want - one of the main benefits is being able to chat informally about things that are bothering or confusing you, and seeing how others deal with things. The meetings are very relaxed 🙂

 

[Tina63]

Tina, I was wondering whether to sign up as a mum, but just saw your post which has made me feel brave 🙂
It will be great to meet everyone

So will you definitely be coming? Does your son know you come on here, and would he entertain the idea of coming along? My boy would be mad if he knew that (a) I write on here and (b) that I would even consider going along to a group meeting "with something that's of no business of yours!" Shame, because I think it would do him good to meet other people in the same position.

Maybe another time......

 

[Steff]

Thanks so much for that Northerner. It's just like everyone says, we have learnt so much from you lot, the support has been invaluable. I felt we were really well educated by the hospital at the start, but after about 3 months the education bit petered out, and there is still so much to learn. I pick up things daily and it really helps to put things into place.

One question - is the BIG D off topic to be discussed at these meetings? Just so that I know Wouldn't want to put my foot in it!

Not all all Tina we usually allow 5 mins or so in between the copious amount of booze thats drunk 😛 (only joking)

 

[Tina63]

I did just wonder if some people would rather not hear the dreaded D word on a day out! I will make you all work hard then, testing your knowledge, expecting all the correct answers to everything! Just hope we don't get snow like last year now then!

 

[fencesitter]

So will you definitely be coming? Does your son know you come on here, and would he entertain the idea of coming along? My boy would be mad if he knew that (a) I write on here and (b) that I would even consider going along to a group meeting "with something that's of no business of yours!" Shame, because I think it would do him good to meet other people in the same position.

Maybe another time......

Yes, definitely coming. William does know I come on here but I've been an internet forum addict for years before he got T1 ... He also has lymphoedema and there's so little help out there that I'd have sunk without trace without the wondrous people on the lymphoedema people forum!! I asked William just now if he'd fancy coming to Oxford and he said if there was a good meal in it, he might, but probably only if there were other teenagers so I think it will be just me.

 

[fencesitter]

By the way Tina ... does your forum name betray your age?? 😱
I'm also know on other forums as ...64 so you can guess mine

 

[Tina63]

'Fraid so! 48 to be exact!

I actually have a friend with lymphoedema (didn't check how you spelt it so I have probably got it wrong) so I am familiar with it, but she doesn't have the added complication of being a type 1.

I think we need to get some of these young girlies to come along, then bring our boys, and do a bit of matchmaking