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10 years ago•24 Replies

Hi!

I've just joined this site and was wondering whether there were any others on here from Australia? Thanks!

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huggs10 years ago

Hi Hannah21, A very warm welcome to the site. You will find the members friendly caring and compassionate. You will probably learn a lot, as I did. as there are so many people with various lung conditions which they are all very knowledgeable about. To answer your question, the only other Australian I know of is Wendells. She is on the site regularly. If you click on members on the blue bar, there is a search box which says find a member. Just type in Wendells or Martin 1945 and their avatar will appear, and then you click on to it.

Sorry, I have had to edit my first reply as I forgot to tell you about the search box etc. I am sure you will have worked it out anyway. hugs xx

10 years ago

hello huggs!

Thanks so much for the warm welcome and quick reply. I'm really looking forward to meeting others that I'm able to discuss these types of things with. Very happy I found this site!

martin194510 years ago

I'm here in Brisbane - with very severe Emphysema - diagnosed in 2000! Still going reasonably strong I hope LOL

sanbie• in reply tomartin194510 years ago

Hi Martin...I have been a member for a while now but never written anything...Just always read...Which by the way has been so helpful...I too am in Brisbane(Eagleby) and diagnosed with severe Emphysema...So nice to see other Australians here

10 years ago

It's lovely to meet you martin1945! Thanks for introducing yourself.

10 years ago

Hi Hannah,just found your MSG. & have sent a pm xx

10 years ago

Thanks Wendells!

10 years ago

Thanks for that huggs! Really appreciate it.

Kad2110 years ago

I am Hannah21, Perth. Welcome

• in reply toKad2110 years ago

So sorry for the delay in my reply Kad21, I just found your post now. :/ Thanks for the welcome! Glad to meet yet another Australian on here!

10 years ago

Hi Hannah21 - I am not in Australia but my son is studying - don't suppose that counts!!! Welcome to the site and I hope you find lots of useful information, help and support, lots of love TAD xx

Offcut10 years ago

I am not but I do know there are others.

Welcome.

Bliss210 years ago

Welcome Hannah to the forum Bliss xx

lovinggrandmother10 years ago

Hi Huggs, I'm in the UK but joined this site after the huge help I received from the Australian Lung Foundation as they and not the UK site had information about Pink Disease that I had as a baby and my mum said the cure came from Australia. My mum had to sign a paper at our local Children's Hospital to use the cure. My mums relative, who lived in Australia, arranged all the details. Pink Disease caused mercury poisoning which in turn caused bronchiactosis (sorry, never could spell it) but was eradicated in the middle 1950's Unfortunately I was born March 1950. My GP's have never heard of it but I have found one other person on this site that Australian professors were on the ball and saved our lives. So as an Australian, my best wishes go out to you and I hope this site helps you as the Australian site has helped me. Because of the Australian Lung Foundation, I now know and understand my ailments from Pink Disease whereas for 64 years, I have known nothing.

10 years ago

Hi Hannah and Martin and welcome to the site. As you have seen we are a very friendly bunch who help and support each other with our lung diseases. Did you get compensation for Pink's disease lovinggrandmother? If not you should have. x

kimmy5910 years ago

Hello Hannah21 and Martin1945

Welcome to the site, so glad you found us.

Hope you are both are keeping as well as possible

Kim xxxx

knitter10 years ago

Good to hear from new people, and just to say there is an amazing programme on bbc tv here at the moment called Coast Australia...this week they showed Sydney Harbour...it's history and ecology. Was it Sorry Day in Australia recently...what happens?

• in reply toknitter10 years ago

Hi knitter,just saw your post,& realised no one answered! The sorry day,was an apology from the Goverment etc,for the Aboriginal people,that had there babies & children taken away from them,some years ago,& they had no rights etc,to claim them back.They were adopted,or sent to farms etc.to work quite a story actually.

Have you ever seen the film 'The rabbit proof fence'? Get a copy if you can,that explains a lot,although it is very sad.Cheers Wendells xxx

helingmic10 years ago

Welcome to the site! As you see, there's quite a few hidden or not so hidden Australian talents on this site. One of my brother-in-law lives in Perth, while my other bro-in law, lives in New Zealand. But I live in Kent, which isn't so bad either! Good climate to nurse my old bronchiectasis! Hope you find us of help. cheers, Mic. (not Dundee!!!)

FarmerD10 years ago

Welcome all our antipodean friends,I've had some great friends from both Australia and New Zealand.I,m sure you,ll find this site of great value and comfort as I have and do.D.

jimmyw12310 years ago

hi hannah, welcome to the site, im sure you will find folks from australia here,,, in fact all over, hope you keep well, best regards,,,jimmy xx

tvernstrom10 years ago

What I really find amazing is that I am here in the middle of the USA. ST. Paul mn. USA. And here we are

all dealing with the same problems , illnesses etc etc., the world has surely has gotten smaller,

Suzy6• in reply totvernstrom10 years ago

It certainly has tvernstrom, in some ways exciting, helpful and great to know we can share our joys and problems together but in other ways I sometimes think it is scary. xx

10 years ago

Wow, thank you all so much for the wonderful welcome to this site! So happy to be meeting new people, those in Australia and other parts of the world, and I'm already learning a lot from you all so, thank you!

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