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Devon and Cornwall

It’s been quite a busy new committee member. After lunch we had day! That would
few months since our three speakers. Dr Susannah Earl (Exeter) have been a great
last report. Our usual spoke on ‘Fibromyalgia, Raynauds and shame on what
eight C&Cs around the Lupus’ and as many members have these was an outstanding
counties were held in conditions, her talk proved of great success. Around
march, may and July. interest. Dr Claire Ryan (Totnes) spoke on 100 people came
events like bank ‘Chiropractic’ and set out how it can have together to listen
Holidays, AGms and school holidays great benefit to many, including those with to our four
lead to occasional re-scheduling and this lupus, while Marie Oxley (Totnes) excellent speakers.
year our ‘may’ Cornwall gatherings were introduced members to the world of
held on 1st June - but they were held! Ayurvedic medicine. As always, there never After an official opening by Patron Alison
seems enough time and all the speakers Raynsford, former Plymouth MP, we listened
In March we held our AGM in Dartington, were very well received. During the breaks
welcoming Niki Solomon as our new Vice- at lunch and in the afternoon, Dr Ryan and
Chair and Anne Corrigan (Cornwall) as a
colleague Hannah Green offered free
posture/spinal checks and subsequently
several members have begun attending
OLA, Dr Ryan’s clinic in Totnes.
The major event was when we hosted the
LUPUS UK Devon & Cornwall Information
Day on 18th May. This was held at the very
pleasant Devon Hotel in Exeter. Several
members stayed overnight on Friday
and/or Saturday. The Saturday night was to our two other patrons. Dr Christopher
somewhat marred by an electrical failure Gardner-Thorpe (Exeter) spoke of ‘The
for two hours in the evening! We were so Doctor’s Dilemma’ while Dr David
pleased it hadn’t happened earlier in the Hutchinson (Truro) had the intriguing title
‘Tales from the bedside and clinic room -
mere anecdotes or the foundation for a
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