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A year ago today lockdown 1 began and it was Paul’s birthday. A week later Paul became CEO of Lupus UK. What a year to pick up the baton! I am proud of the way Paul and the team have supported Lupus patients in this unprecedented period. Happy Birthday Paul and a hearty thank you. 💜

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Spanielmadlady

Happy Birthday Paul 🥳🍻🎂 xx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toSpanielmadlady

Thank you Spanielmadlady :)

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PMRpro

Absolutely - the way Paul runs the charity and forum is exemplary. Some others could take notes!Happy birthday Paul!

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toPMRpro

Thank you PMRpro , that is very kind of you to say. :)

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LesJames

Well done Paul

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Krazykat26

Happy Birthday Running Wolf 🎉🎊🎂Thank u for keeping us all informed during this past year with regards covid and sheilding, vaccines and everything else!! You're a 🌟🌈😽😽xx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toKrazykat26

Thanks Krazykat26 :) I'm glad that I have been able to help (at least a little) with the challenges of the past year.

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Krazykat26 in reply toPaul_Howard

Well I'd say a lot..but hey let's not argue about it!! 😉🌈😽😽Xx

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PMRpro in reply toPaul_Howard

I agree with Krazykat! I've stolen quite a few bits from you!

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Willow1414

Happy birthday Paul .🌟👏👏👏🕺🍰🍷🧉🥤🍸🍺🥃🍵☕️🦋❤️

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toWillow1414

Thank you Willow1414 :)

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April2018

Happy Birthday Paul! 🎂

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toApril2018

Thank you April2018 :)

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Energy14

Sending Paul, a big Fat Happy Birthday 🎂🥳🥂🎊 Thank you, for your Support & Guidance in these uncertain times. You are a diamond 💎xxxx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toEnergy14

Thank you so much Energy14 . I will be fat after eating the amazing cake my wife made me. I'm glad I could be of some help over the past year.

Dragon cake
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Energy14 in reply toPaul_Howard

🎁 You certainly Deserve a treat or two! Enjoy 😋

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CecilyParsley in reply toPaul_Howard

Wow what a fabulous cake.

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thestorm in reply toPaul_Howard

Dungeons and Dragons, and the big bad wolf, You huffed and puffed, and blew the house down. You, Paul, deserve a medal of Honor, for your just steadfast diligence to us all here on HealthUnlocked. Not a fitter person, in such parrel, could do a better job!! A Huge "Happy Birthday", belated to you...... Keep fighting the good fight, and the cake from your wife, looks to die for yummy!! All my Blessing, and Love to you. Thestormy sunshine :) Xxxxx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply tothestorm

Thank you so much thestorm :)

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CecilyParsley

Happy Birthday Paul 🎂🍾🥂🎉

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toCecilyParsley

Thank you CecilyParsley :)

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daisydayz

⭐Happy Birthday Paul you are a ⭐

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply todaisydayz

Thank you daisydayz , that's very kind of you :)

Happy birthday from your recent newbie,enjoy🎂🍺🍺

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply to

Thank you Hidden . I hope that you are finding the forum helpful. :)

in reply toPaul_Howard

Yes thank you for asking.

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Wendy39

Happy Birthday Paul! I hope you get to relax and enjoy your evening.

And a very heartfelt thanks for everything this year. It has been such a difficult year for so many and for lots of different reasons, but we’ve been lead safely through thanks to you and the team at Head Office.

Many happy returns.

Wendy

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toWendy39

That's very kind of you to say. Thank you Wendy39 :)

Many happy returns to you Paul! 🙂🎈🙂

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply to

Thanks Hidden :)

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Happykins

Happy birthday Paul xx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toHappykins

Thank you Happykins :)

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Haubrey1

Thank you for all your hard work, Paul. Wishing you a very happy birthday 🎈🎉🎂

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toHaubrey1

Thank you Haubrey1 :)

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DJK99

Happy Birthday Paul - HUGE thank you from me (and all of us as you can see obviously) for all the work you do to support us inside and outside work time! You go above and beyond for everyone. x

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toDJK99

Thank you so much for your kind words DJK99 . I am privileged to be able to work with this amazing community of people. :)

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CSLO

Wishing you a very happy birthday Paul and sending my thanks for all you do here.

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toCSLO

Thank you so much CSLO :)

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Froggie70

Many happy returns and thank you. 🥳🎂🍻🥂🎉🍾👏

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toFroggie70

Thank you Froggie70

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rosebud52

Happy birthday Paul 🎂🍨🥳 X

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply torosebud52

Thank you rosebud52 :)

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svfarmer

Happy Birthday 🥳🎂🎉Paul - you’ve done such an amazing job in this very difficult last year xx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply tosvfarmer

That's very kind of you to say. Thank you svfarmer :)

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JamieWth

Happy birthday Paul. Thank you for your help and support. I live with UCTD and have really benefited from your help.

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toJamieWth

I am so glad to hear that we've been able to help you. Thank you JamieWth :)

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SammyA

Well said Kevin! Thank you for everything Paul 💜

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toSammyA

Thank you SammyA :)

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Apricot100

Happy belated birthday Paul, and thank you so much for the fabulous job you and your team do. You go above and beyond and it really is appreciated. X

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toApricot100

Thank you so much Apricot100 . I appreciate the thanks for my team! We all work brilliantly together and couldn't manage without each other. :)

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Sugarcandy68

Happy Birthday Paul, thank you for all of your hard work this last year it’s been so helpful and reassuring. 🎂🎈🥳

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toSugarcandy68

Thank you Sugarcandy68 . I'm glad that we've been able to help in some way over the past year. :)

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Loopyru

Happy birthday Paul, the webinars are run and presented brilliantly and he has an air of trust and compassion when presenting them. Thank you for everything he does for us.

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toLoopyru

Thank you so much Loopyru . I'm really glad you've found the seminars helpful. They've been a lot of fun to do. :)

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BookishVibes

Well said, Kevin! Happy birthday Paul, and a huge thank you! Xx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toBookishVibes

Thanks BookishVibes :)

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jimbo1605

Happy birthday and you along with all of the lupus UK team do an amazing job. You make a difference to people who need help.

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply tojimbo1605

Thank you so much jimbo1605 , and thanks for recognising the amazing team we have here. :)

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HazelW

Happy birthday Paul ! You had a hard act to follow and you have done a great job in difficult circumstances. I'm sure Chris is proud of his protégé/successor 👏💜

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toHazelW

Thank you so much HazelW :)

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FlowerdownAnnC

Happy Birthday Paul. A massive thanks to you & your team for the amazing job you do championing those with lupus & associated conditions. What a time to have taken over as CEO ! Well done and again thank you !

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toFlowerdownAnnC

Thank you FlowerdownAnnC . We're lucky to have an amazing team here at LUPUS UK. :)

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Barbara17

Happy Birthday, Paul. So many thanks for all the work you do. 🎂🍾⭐️

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toBarbara17

Thank you Barbara17 :)

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Spotty-ewe

Well said Kevin and thanks for letting us know about it being Paul’s birthday. Great post. 👍🏻 Hoping you had a great birthday Paul🥳🎂 and many thanks for keeping us informed, for reassuring us, and for keeping this a safe site for us to share our ups and downs with each other during such worrying times. 🥰 Thank you so much. 🤗xx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toSpotty-ewe

Thank you so much Spotty-ewe . I had a lovely day thank you. I'm pleased that we've been able to provide some support and guidance during this difficult time. :)

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Spotty-ewe in reply toPaul_Howard

Pleased to hear you had a lovely day Paul.👍🏻 Yes, this forum is a God-send at the best of times for us Lupies, but has particularly been so during the uncertain times of the last year. And it is all down to you and your team as well as the lovely, caring members of course. Thanks again Paul. 🤗xx

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Poshcards

Happy 1 year birthday Paul, I had the pleasure of meeting you a few years back at the Devon and Cornwall lupus info day, we travelled from Wiltshire to it, such a lovely caring young man xx

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toPoshcards

Thank you Poshcards . That's very kind of you :)

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hopegalore20

Many Happy Returns and Congratulations on your new post. Well Done 👏 x

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply tohopegalore20

Thank you hopegalore20 :)

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Jumper99

A big thank you to Paul and I hope your had a great birthday. My thanks also to Kevin for letting us know. X

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toJumper99

Thank you Jumper99 :)

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK

Thank you very much Kevin :)

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overdrive67

Happy birthday Paul.

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply tooverdrive67

Thanks overdrive67 :)

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SurferGuy

Paul, a belated happy birthday 🎂

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toSurferGuy

Thanks SurferGuy :)

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BonnyB

Your calming attitude has been most welcoming. Thank you

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Paul_HowardPartnerLUPUS UK in reply toBonnyB

Thank you BonnyB

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