Posted by Andrew on 10/9/2009, 10:10 pm, in reply to "proposed support group"

Hi Martin I do not know whether anyone has contacted you direct; if no-one has, do not be disheartened. Most guys prefer to do this only with someone that they have met on a workshop; blind dates of this sort are not easy. You say that attending a workshop in London or Manchester is not practical, due to distance and family commitments. As far as distance is concerned, our record is one man who flew in from South Africa for the workshop. Others have come from Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Belgium, Holland, France, and Ireland. So it really is not the distance that matters, but how much it matters to you to get rid of this problem. As for family commitments, that is possibly a blocker; but the family would have to manage if you went to hospital for an op; and this is just as important, both to you, and to them. I assume the condition is having some effect on your family in terms of restrictions it imposes on you. So over to you! cheers Andrew

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