Welcome to my web page for the SE AZ Vasculitis area contact! This is an evolving entity and I hope you will find it a place to come for useful information, support . This web page is created for both vasculitis patients and their caregivers as well as anyone else who may be interested in learning about vasculitis.
The Vasculitis Foundation SE AZ Chapter had its first meeting on January 10, 2009 and has been changed to an area contact.and no longer have meetings. Look on the right hand side of this page for useful links and resources. I might note that some of the resources may not be entirely related to Vasculitis but are there because they relate to issues that we deal with.
Just a little about myself. I was diagnosed with Wegeners Granulomatosis in September 2005 and am affected mainly in the lungs, sinuses, ears, and eyes. I have been in chemical remission since January of 2006 with the largest damage to my lungs and sinuses with lesser damage to the nose and ears and roving joint pain that comes and goes. I am currently doing the best I have in 8 years and am only on 3 mg of prednisone.
I was formerly an Operating Room RN for over 35 years and my husband "Memory" and I each have one son from a previous marriage. We live in beautiful Sierra Vista, AZ after living in many places in the USA and also Ankara, Turkey because of Memory's Army career. I am ever thankful for the loving support that Memory has given me throughout this journey with Vasculitis.
I want to give my heartfelt thanks to Joseph Carpenter who is the Central NM chapter leader who guided me in getting this site started! I don't know if I would have had any idea where to start in creating it without his kind help.
Warm hugs,
Kathleen Holland
SE AZ area contact
