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Elaine Stewart, South and East Scotland Regional Co-ordinator reports:

I organised an Awareness Stand at the main replacement for Dr Helen Harris since she
foyer at The Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy on moved to NHS Lothian so they have been
World Lupus Day. It was good to be back using locums to support Dr McLaren on his
there as we hadn’t been there since Thursday clinics.
October 2015. It really makes such a
difference when we have additional willing
volunteers to host the stand as it’s too much
for one person to do. We were kept busy
with lots of patients seeking information
and advice as they had just been
diagnosed or were going through the I was delighted that the Lupus Nurse, Marie
diagnostic process. My thanks to Amy White popped along to support us too.
Kearns, Mandy MacDonald and Chris Marie runs the nurse led CTD clinic on a
Clarke, local Fife members who came along Thursday morning from 09.00 - 11.30. She
to support and help man the stand. was telling me there is no sign of a

Old Palace of John Whitgift School support WLD

On World Lupus Day the Nursery and Pre The rain held off and the walkers, together community come together to support LUPUS
School pupils from the Old Palace of John with parents and grandparents, challenged UK, and to remember Ashley, who was a
Whitgift School held a Fun Run in memory themselves to walk four times round the Room Assistant at the school for five years.
of Ashley Thompson (a member of the field. Whether they walked, ran or were A magnificent total of £1,447 was raised
nursery staff who died five years ago, carried was up to them! for which we are very grateful.
aged 27). Nursery Manager Jacqui Hines is Thank you so much to everyone who took
pictured with some of the children. part. It was so lovely to see the Old Palace

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