~ The Chair’s Blog ~
About this time of year, I take the time to reflect on what the society has achieved in the past twelve months. I’ve been writing these reviews for around 10 years now and there are always several significant developments that have taken place that has helped us to...
I suppose it started in February of 2016 when I received a telephone call from a lady who told me she was calling from The Cabinet Office. “Would you like to go to a Garden Party in Buckingham Palace?” she asked. “Of course” I replied “Somebody would like to meet you”...
It began as an idea in March of this year when I visited a local support group. One of the members, Dilys, volunteered to help organise a conference where members would be informed of the latest developments in the research programmes the society is collaborating...
Yes - it's true. I've been invited to attend a Garden Party held by HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace. I received a telephone call back in early February from a lady from the Cabinet Office asking if I would like to attend as "someone special would like to meet you"....
I've just taken a call on my mobile from a member of the society who has been diagnosed as having Pernicious Anaemia. The diagnosis was, as is often the case, a long time coming but eventually her GP was able to tell her why she felt so awful. The patient came to...
"Why isn't anyone doing anything about this?" It's a question I get asked regularly, the premise being that nobody is doing anything about the problems associated with the diagnosis and treatment of Pernicious Anaemia, which, as we know, causes serious vitamin B12...
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