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EXPRESS & STAR
DUDLEY EDITION
PAGE.: Page
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DATE:
Thursday, 18th November 2004
REPORTER:
Caroline Redley
TITLE:
Former MP takes over as
patron of top charity
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Lord John Gilbert – who was Dudley’s longest serving MP – has become
patron of a national charity following an invitation from a Coseley
woman.
Lord Gilbert has become a patron of LUPUS UK after an approach by Yvonne
Norton, chairman of the West Midlands branch of the charity.
Lupus is an incurable auto-immune disease which can affect any part of
the body causing miscarriage, depression, and joint and muscle problems.
In extreme cases it can destroy the kidneys, heart and lungs.
Mrs Norton, who set up the West Midlands branch of LUPUS UK more than 25
years ago, said the charity was delighted Lord Gilbert had come on
board. “I have known him since we first set up the West Midlands Lupus
Group and we have just kept in touch since then.” she said.
“He has come along to receptions and a number of meetings of the All
Party Parliamentary Group for Lupus and he has also helped me to
distribute medical information. I think the fact that he can see that
although we have the condition, we are prepared to do something about it
and not just rely on other people, encouraged him to join us.”
Mrs Norton was also the brains behind a free drop-in Lupus clinic which
meets at Dudley Guest Hospital.
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HEREFORD TIMES
HEREFORD EDITION
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DATE:
Thursday, 4th November 2004
REPORTER:
Staff Reporter
TITLE:
Help for sufferers
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“You are not alone” was the message for Herefordshire’s Lupus sufferers
during the county’s first support group meeting.
Sufferers, accompanied by family and friends, attended the meeting at
the Berries Coffee Shop, Oakchurch, to raise awareness, outline support
and offer information on the condition.
Lupus, or SLE, is an illness of the immune system, explained local
contact and sufferer Jackie Evans.
Symptoms include extreme tiredness, joint and muscle pain, rashes, hair
loss and anaemia.
She aims to organise more gatherings every few months to provide support
for other sufferers.
For details call 01497 847357
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HEREFORD JOURNAL
HEREFORD EDITION
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DATE:
Wednesday, 6th October 2004
REPORTER:
Staff Reporter
TITLE:
Calling all Lupus sufferers
to event
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County sufferers of the debilitating disease lupus can find out about
the help available from the national LUPUS UK charity at a special
coffee morning next week.
From 10.30am to noon on Monday, October 18, members of the society will
be on hand in the café at the Oakchurch Garden Centre, near
Staunton-on-Wye, for informal discussions.
The charity hopes to form a Herefordshire branch if enough support can
be gathered at the coffee morning.
Lupus is an illness of the immune system which causes the antibodies
that normally help combat infection and disease to be over-produced.
This can cause inflammation and pain in almost any area of the body. One
in 800 women in Britain suffer from the disease.
For more information about LUPUS UK, contact Jackie Evans on 01497
847257.
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NEWSPAPER:
EXPRESS & STAR
DUDLEY EDITION
PAGE.: Page
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DATE:
Saturday, 23rd October 2004
REPORTER:
Gemma Lynn
TITLE:
Dancefloor divas celebrate
support group’s birthday
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Dudley borough residents have hit the dance floor to celebrate the first
anniversary of the UK’s first clinic dedicated to those who suffer from
Lupus.
A party was held at Dudley’s Guest Hospital to celebrate the one-year
anniversary of the drop-in clinic.
A disco and buffet were held to mark the occasion, which was attended by
Dudley Mayor, Councillor Malcolm Knowles, and LUPUS UK director, Brian
Hanner.
The clinic is dedicated to those who suffer with the incurable
autoimmune disease. In extreme cases, it can destroy the kidneys, heart
and lungs.
It was officially launched on October 3 last year, and has helped
residents and their families learn more about the condition.
The clinic, a joint venture between West Midlands Lupus Group and the
Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust, was the brainchild of Coseley woman
and chairman Yvonne Norton.
Sessions run on the last Friday of every month between 2pm and 4pm.
A sponsored walk and wheelchair push also recently took place around the
lake at Himley Hall near Dudley.
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NEWSPAPER:
EXPRESS & STAR
DUDLEY EDITION
PAGE.: Page
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DATE:
Saturday, 23rd October 2004
REPORTER:
Caroline Redley
TITLE:
Birthday party for Lupus
clinic
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Dudley residents are being invited to attend a birthday party to
celebrate the first anniversary of the UK’s first clinic dedicated to
those who suffer from Lupus. The party will take place on Friday at
Dudley’s Guest Hospital to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the
drop-in clinic.
It is dedicated to those who suffer with the incurable autoimmune
disease. In extreme cases, it can destroy the kidneys, heart and lungs.
The clinic was officially launched on October 3 last year, and has
helped residents and their families learn more about the condition.
The clinic, a joint venture between West Midlands Lupus Group and the
Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust, was the brainchild of Coseley woman
Yvonne Norton, chairman of the group.
Sessions run on the last Friday of every month between 2pm and 4pm.
A sponsored walk and wheelchair push is due to take place around the
lake at Himley Hall, near Dudley, on October 31 from 11am.
For details, call 01902 498236.
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CHRONICLE NORTH SHROPSHIRE
EDITION
PAGE.: Page
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DATE:
Thursday, 14th October 2004
REPORTER:
Richard Botley
TITLE:
Appeal to GPs: Snap up
guides on lupus
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The organiser of a support group for people suffering from a
debilitating disease that attacks the immune system is urging more
medical practices to snap up a special guide for patients.
Rose Smallwood, of Hadnall, says the book, the GP Guide to Diagnosis,
produced by LUPUS UK was launched two years ago but many doctors’
surgeries still do not have a copy.
Rose organises the Shropshire Lupus Support Group which meets at the
Prince Rupert Hotel in Shrewsbury on the first Wednesday of the month.
October is Lupus Awareness Month and Rose is raising awareness of the
illness, which is a type of self allergy and makes the immune system
create antibodies instead of protecting the body from disease.
It mainly attacks women of childbearing age and is more common than
leukaemia, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.
Doctors’ surgeries can get a copy of the GP guide from LUPUS UK’s head
office on 01708 731251 and Rose can be contacted on 01939 210523.
Rose is holding a table top sale to raise funds for the support group on
Saturday, October 30, at Hadnall Village Hall.
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HERALD NEWS FEATURE
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DATE:
Thursday, 14th October 2004
REPORTER:
Lindsey Smith
TITLE:
Illness taught Linda the
value of life…
Ex-teacher battles a ‘relatively unknown’ but common disease
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When Linda Smart, from Fazeley, was diagnosed with an incurable illness
in which her body’s immune system was actually attacking itself, she was
warned not to try and read up about it.
The problem was the name, Lupus. It’s from the Latin, meaning ‘wolf’.
“All the books from 25 years ago just said horrible things like
‘wolf-like’ and ‘fatal’.
“The outlook was pretty bleak then – thankfully things have improved,”
Linda explained.
The disease is so named because before the days of drug treatments, it
could eat away at the face and leave extensive damage, as if it had been
attacked by a wolf.
But Lupus – or to give it its full name, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus –
is a complex condition which often goes undiagnosed for years because
its bewildering array of symptoms mimic other diseases, such as
rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
Linda, now 55, was living in Kingsbury and working full time as a junior
school teacher in Birmingham when she was finally diagnosed with Lupus
in 1991.
“I’d felt grim for a long time before I was diagnosed,” she said.
“Tiredness beyond anything I can even explain. I was too tired to lift a
cup even, constantly getting ill, and I was just trying to make it
through to the summer holidays.
“We went away to Dorset that year and I noticed I was starting to drag
my left leg. It was a very scary time, I thought I’d had some sort of
stroke.
“I’d been going to the doctor for years about various complaints and I’m
sure he thought I was completely neurotic. But I went again on my
return, they ran some blood tests and I was finally told it was Lupus.”
Linda describes the time surrounding her diagnosis as ‘a total
nightmare’.
She said, “It turned my life completely upside down.”
But for three years she was given no medication, and fought in vain to
manage the disease on her own.
Slowly Linda’s symptoms deteriorated until she was forced to make an
appointment at hospital.
“The day of the appointment turned out to be a real turning point. On
the way to the appointment I took a tumble and ended up in casualty with
cuts to my face and legs.
“They gave me a tetanus injection and later that night I had a stroke.”
Linda was rushed back to hospital where she remained for eight weeks.
MRI scans showed patches of inflammation on her brain, which slowly
began to subside under steroid treatment.
She was forced to retire from the job she loved and has not worked
since.
Ninety percent of Lupus patients are young women of childbearing age (15
to 55) but men and even young children can be affected.
It is estimated that one in 750 women suffer from Lupus in the UK. The
incidence in white women is one in 1,000 compared with that in black
women of one in 250. Asian races also have a higher tendency to Lupus.
“Looking back I think I’ve probably always had it – as a child I was
always, always asleep,” recollected Linda. “I’d get in from school and
go straight to bed.”
Some 85 percent of Lupus sufferers get depression, and the steroids,
which are the main treatment, are also known to cause depression.
Linda also takes a daily immunosupressant – the same drugs given to
transplant victims to stop them rejecting the donor organ.
“The consultant said I’d need to take them for six months but 10 years
later I’m still on them.”
Every case of Lupus is unique in its manifestations, with no two
sufferers experiencing exactly the same range of symptoms.
And symptoms are prone to change – as Linda said, “It keeps you on your
toes. You never know what you’re going to get next.”
Linda’s Lupus mostly affects her brain and nervous system. Her hands
sometimes shake and she admits her memory is not what it was. And due to
the extreme and unpredictable bouts of exhaustion, her life is now lived
one day at a time.
“My family and close friends understand when I have to cancel plans at
the last moment or when there’s something I physically can’t do.
“But it’s not all doom and gloom. I meet with other Lupus sufferers from
Tamworth and Sutton. We’ve got a support group going and it’s wonderful
to have people to talk to who really understand. And I’ve learned to
value what I have.
“The world moves at such a pace, so many people rushing around and I’m
in some ways removed from that. I live a quiet, contained life and Lupus
had taught me the value of it.”
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EXPRESS & STAR
DUDLEY EDITION
PAGE.: Page
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DATE:
Thursday, 14th October 2004
REPORTER:
Gemma Lynn
TITLE:
Lupus group meeting set
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Black Country residents who suffer from Lupus are being invited to
attend a special meeting this weekend.
The event will take place at 2.30pm on October 17 at Warley Baptist
Church hall, in Castle Road East, Warley.
Research psychologists Gareth Treharne and Liz Hale will be talking
about the work done at the Lupus drop-in clinic, based at Dudley’s Guest
Hospital.
The Lupus drop-in clinic was launched in October last year by Yvonne
Norton, from Coseley, chairman of the West Midlands Lupus Group, who was
diagnosed with the condition more than 20 years ago.
Mrs. Norton said the talk would be of use to people with Lupus and their
friends and family.
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EXPRESS & STAR
DUDLEY EDITION
PAGE.: Page
32
DATE:
Thursday, 7th October 2004
REPORTER:
Caroline Redley
TITLE:
Party all lined up to raise
group’s image
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Sufferers put together month-long campaign to boost profile
A month-long awareness campaign, including a birthday party, is being
held in the Black Country to raise the profile of an incurable
autoimmune disease.
A public meeting, party and sponsored walk and wheelchair push are being
organised by the West Midlands Lupus Group, chaired by Dudley woman
Yvonne Norton. Mrs. Norton said the aim of the LUPUS UK awareness month,
which runs throughout October, was to raise the profile of the disease.
Lupus can affect any part of the body causing miscarriage, depression,
and joint and muscle problems. In more extreme cases it can also destroy
the kidneys, heart and lungs.
The first event will be on October 17 at Warley Baptist Church, Castle
Road East, Warley at 2.30pm, when speakers Gareth Treharne and Liz Hale
will discuss problems with rheumatism.
On October 29 there will be a first birthday party at Dudley Guest
Hospital to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the UK’s first clinic
dedicated to those who suffer with Lupus.
The drop-in clinic was officially launched on October 3 last year and
since then has helped residents and their families learn more about the
condition.
The clinic, a joint venture between West Midlands Lupus Group and the
Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust, was the brainchild of Mrs. Norton.
Sessions run on the last Friday of every month between 2pm and 4pm,
offering a central point for patients to pick up information and meet
other sufferers. Advice from a nurse practitioner is also available.
This month’s clinic will be attended by Dudley North MP Ross Cranston
and all residents are welcome to join in with the celebrations. Mrs
Norton said the third event for the year was the first national
fundraising event organised by LUPUS UK.
A sponsored walk and wheelchair push will take place at Himley Hall,
near Dudley,
on October 31.
Anyone who would like to find out more or who can help sponsor the event
can call Mrs. Norton on 01902 498236 or go to
www.westmidlandslupus.co.uk
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EXPRESS & STAR
DUDLEY EDITION
PAGE.: Page
33
DATE:
Friday, 24th September 2004
REPORTER:
Lee Watton
TITLE:
MP helps mark runner’s
marathon charity effort
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A determined Coseley athlete has been awarded with a special plaque
after raising more than £2,000 for a charity by running the London
Marathon.
Kieron Norton, aged 33, completed the gruelling 26-mile challenge in
four hours and 22 minutes to raise cash for the West Midlands Lupus
Group set up by his mother Yvonne.
He was presented with a special plaque honouring his achievement by
Dudley North MP Ross Cranston in a ceremony at Coseley Youth Club. The
lupus group was launched to support people diagnosed with the condition,
a form of rheumatism.
Kieron’s mother Yvonne was diagnosed with lupus 20 years ago and has
worked to help others ever since. She said her son had given his all to
raise money for the group.
“We are all very proud of Kieron for not only completing the course in
such a magnificent time but also for the effort he put in to get ready,”
she said. “He is a swimmer rather than a runner so had to put in a lot
of time to condition himself for the event.
“He keeps telling me this was his first and last marathon but I am
trying to convince him to take part in next year’s event for us.”
Anyone else interested in running in aid of the group can call 01902
498236.
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BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL
DATE:
Tuesday, 14th September 2004
REPORTER:
News Desk
TITLE:
Awareness month launched for
mystery illness
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Awareness month launched for mystery illness
Around 50,000 people in the UK have lupus – and yet the condition
remains largely unknown and misunderstood.
An incurable illness in which the body’s defences attack themselves,
lupus can leave people severely debilitated.
The causes of the illness are unknown but it can be triggered by body
changes such as puberty, childbirth or menopause, through a viral
infection or trauma or after prolonged courses of certain medications.
Lupus can be difficult to diagnose because symptoms can mimic other
health complaints such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis.
But they include muscle and joint pains and aches, rashes, kidney
problems, extreme fatigue, oral ulcers, hair loss, depression, flu-like
symptoms and night sweats, poor blood circulation, anaemia, headaches
and seizures.
In more extreme cases, lupus can lead to damage of the kidneys, heart,
lungs or brain.
The condition attacks mainly women between 15 and 55 and those diagnosed
will usually receive ongoing treatment to control the condition.
The national charity LUPUS UK has designated October National Lupus
Awareness Month – more information is available by calling 01708 731251
or seeing the www.lupusuk.com website.
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NEWSPAPER:
EXPRESS & STAR
DUDLEY EDITION
PAGE.: Page
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DATE:
Tuesday, 24th August 2004
REPORTER:
Caroline Redley
TITLE:
Arthritis sufferers invited
to meeting
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Black Country residents who suffer from arthritis and Lupus are being
invited to attend a special meeting about alternative therapies.
Former rheumatology nurse Marilyn Murphy will be speaking at Friday’s
meeting of the Lupus drop-in clinic, based at Dudley’s Guest Hospital.
She will be speaking about the benefits of reflexology as well as
touching on other alternative therapies, and residents are invited to
attend between 2pm and 4pm.
The Lupus drop-in clinic was launched in October last year by Yvonne
Norton from Coseley, chairman of the West Midlands Lupus Group, who was
diagnosed with the condition more than 20 years ago.
Mrs Norton said the talk by Mrs Murphy would be of use to people with
Lupus and their friends and family, as well as residents who suffer with
arthritis.
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NEWSPAPER:
EXPRESS & STAR
DUDLEY EDITION
PAGE.: Page
35
DATE:
Thursday, 24th June 2004
REPORTER:
Caroline Redley
TITLE:
International interest in
specialist clinic
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The Dudley-based, first-ever UK clinic dedicated to people who suffer
with an incurable disease has gained international recognition.
Experts from across Europe are now looking at opening similar clinics in
their own countries after hearing about the success of the Lupus
drop-in-clinic.
The clinic, based at Dudley’s Guest Hospital, has been running for nine
months and is a joint venture between the West Midlands Lupus Group and
the Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust.
It offers a central point for patients to pick up information, receive
advice from nurses and meet other sufferers, and the next meeting will
be on Friday (25th) between 2pm and 4pm with a talk on coping methods.
Lupus is an incurable auto-immune disease which can affect any part of
the body, causing miscarriage, depression, joint and muscle problems and
the destruction of kidneys, heart and lungs.
The clinic was the brainchild of Coseley woman Yvonne Norton, who was
diagnosed with Lupus more than 25 years ago
She said the international recognition was fantastic news for the people
who worked and benefited at the clinic.
Mrs Norton said the clinic’s two research psychologists, Gareth Treharne
and Liz Hale, along with Dr George Kitas, consultant Rheumatologist at
the Guest Hospital, attended the European League of Rheumatism
conference in Berlin earlier this month to talk about the clinic.
“There had been a lot of talk in rheumatology circles about drop-in
clinics, about the conference has really put Dudley on the map,” she
said.
Mrs Norton, chairman of the West Midlands Lupus Group, is determined to
raise the profile of the condition and helped set up an
inter-Parliamentary group to look at how Government can help sufferers.
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BIRMINGHAM POST
POST STYLE SUPPLEMENT
PAGE.: Page
21
DATE:
Wednesday, 2nd June 2004
REPORTER:
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TITLE:
Worth a flutter
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LUPUS UK recently held its celebrity butterfly ball at the Ramada Hotel
& Resort Sutton Coldfield. During the evening a balloon raffle and
auction raised about £3,000 to help continue funding the LUPUS UK
Specialist Nurse and the LUPUS UK Research Assistant at QE/City
Hospitals.
Auction lots included a signed West Bromwich Albion football, a signed
picture and book by Tony Bullimore, signed Casualty and Auf Wiedersehen
scripts, a tour of the Morgan Motor Company and a ride round the Malvern
Hills in the Aero 8 Supercar.
MC for the evening was John Darvall of SAGA Radio and entertainment was
provided by Roy G Hemmings & The Dictionary of Soul.
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EXPRESS & STAR DUDLEY
EDITION
PAGE.: Page
8
DATE:
Friday, 28th May 2004
REPORTER:
Anne Alexander
TITLE:
WESTMINSTER DIARY
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It appears Wyre Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor is getting a bit of a
reputation for making long-winded speeches in the House of Commons.
Dr. Taylor stood up to take part in a debate on the immune system
condition lupus, beginning by setting out exactly what he planned to
discuss, reeling off a list of areas including where the name comes
from, research, symptoms etc.
But he was barely through his second sentence when a rather alarmed
Speaker interrupted him, making it clear that there were other MPs who
wanted to speak during the coming half-hour and he would not tolerate
any long speeches.
Dr Taylor laughed and assured MPs he would take no more than ten
minutes.
In fact it was precisely nine.
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EXPRESS & STAR WOLVERHAMPTON
EDITION
PAGE.: Page
26
DATE:
Thursday, 27th May 2004
REPORTER:
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TITLE:
MPs pay tribute to kind
woman
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The work of a Black Country woman to raise awareness of a potentially
fatal but little known disease, was praised in the House of Commons this
week.
Yvonne Norton from Coseley, chairman of the West Midlands branch of
LUPUS UK, was described as a “wonderful woman” who had done much to
bring the nation’s attention to the condition.
Lupus, which has been described as a “gnawing wolf within” is a
condition where the body attacks its own cells. This leads to a wide
range of symptoms ranging from fatigue, muscle pains and rashes to organ
damage in severe cases.
MPs from the Black Country and Worcestershire took part in a debate,
calling for more research into the condition which affects around 50,000
people in the UK.
Wolverhampton South East MP Dennis Turner said: “I want to pay tribute
to Yvonne Norton. She has made a majestic contribution to Lupus.”
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EXPRESS & STAR DUDLEY
EDITION
PAGE.: Page
20
DATE:
Wednesday, 12th May 2004
REPORTER:
Gemma Lynn
TITLE:
Children backing campaign
Bradley and Emma give support in lupus appeal
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Two Coseley children have been raising awareness of an auto-immune
disease, which affects their grandmother, to promote the first ever
World Lupus Day.
Christ Church pupils Bradley Norton, aged nine, and his sister Emma,
aged six, gave out lupus badges and bookmarks and their teachers talked
about the condition in class on Monday. Their grandmother Yvonne Norton,
chairwoman of West Midlands Lupus Group, was diagnosed with the disease
in 1975.
Lupus is an incurable auto-immune disease which affects any part of the
body causing miscarriage, depression and joint and muscle problems. It
can destroy the kidneys, heart and lungs.
Mrs Norton, of Legge Lane, Coseley, is in a wheelchair because of the
condition.
She was instrumental in setting up the UK’s first clinic for people
suffering from lupus at the Guest Hospital in October.
The joint venture between West Midlands Lupus Group and the Dudley Group
of Hospitals NHS Trust in the rehabilitation unit will offer a central
point for patients to pick up information and meet other sufferers.
Advice from a nurse practitioner will be given only to lupus patients
under the care of consultants in the Dudley borough.
She said: “Lupus can be lonely and isolating disease and it is hoped
that through attending the lupus drop-in clinic patients will benefit
from meeting others in similar circumstances and from knowing there is
support and information available to them”. To find out more about West
Midlands Lupus Group call Mrs Norton on 01902 498236 or go to
www.westmidlandslupus.co.uk
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EXPRESS & STAR DUDLEY
EDITION
PAGE.: Page
18
DATE:
Saturday, 10th April 2004
REPORTER:
Paul Kelly
TITLE:
Stars at glamour ball for
charity
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Celebrities from the worlds of television and stage are heading to the
West Midlands for a charity ball to raise money to help lupus sufferers
– with auction lots including Eastenders star Dot Cotton’s handbag.
The Celebrity Butterfly Ball is being staged on April 24 at the Ramada
Hotel in Sutton Coldfield with celebrity guests from Britain’s top
television shows like The Bill, Casualty and Bad Girls.
Martina Laird and Chris Colquhoun from BBC’s Casualty, Karl Collins and
Chris Simmons from ITV’s The Bill, Bad Girls’ Nicole Faraday and Eva
Fontaine from Doctors are also invited.
The ball is being organised by the West Midlands Lupus Group and also
includes an auction of celebrity goodies like signed scripts from
Casualty and Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
Compere for the evening is SAGA radio presenter John Darvall with live
music from ex-Drifters star Roy G and the Dictionary of Soul.
Lupus is an incurable disease of the body’s immune system.
Tickets for the ball cost £35 per person and include a champagne
reception, three-course meal with wine, coffee and mints.
To purchase, call Yvonne Norton on 01902 498236.
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EXPRESS & STAR ALL
EDITION
PAGE.: Page
37
DATE:
Thursday, 4th March 2004
REPORTER:
Clare Cadwallader
TITLE:
Marathon man aims to boost
disease group
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A kind-hearted son will be pounding the streets of London to raise money
for the West Midlands Lupus Group.
Kieron Norton, aged 33, from Legge Lane in Coseley is the son of Yvonne
Norton who was diagnosed with Lupus in 1975. Mrs Norton is chairwoman of
the West Midlands Lupus Group.
Lupus is an incurable auto-immune disease which affects any part of the
body causing miscarriages, depression, and joint and muscle problems. It
can destroy the kidneys, heart and lungs. The money raised will help
fund the Lupus UK specialist nurse and the Lupus UK Research Assistant,
both at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, a PhD student
researching Lupus at Wolverhampton University and the Lupus Drop-In
clinic at the Guest Hospital, Dudley.
The Lupus Drop-In clinic is the first of its kind in the UK and is a
joint venture between the West Midlands Lupus Group and the Dudley Group
of Hospitals NHS Trust. Mrs. Norton said she was very proud of her son,
who had never run in a big race before. She said that Mr Norton, who
works at Hickman Timbers in Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, is a swimmer
rather than a runner.
“He is aiming to raise at least £1,000, he is getting a lot of support
from work,” she said. “A lot of the members from the West Midlands Lupus
Group are supporting him.”
Anyone who wants to sponsor Mr Norton can do so through Mrs Norton by
telephoning 01902 498236. More information about Lupus and the West
Midlands Lupus Group can be found by logging onto
www.westmidlandslupus.co.uk
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NEWSPAPER:
EXPRESS & STAR DUDLEY
EDITION
PAGE.: Page
6
DATE:
Monday, 5th January 2004
REPORTER:
Caroline Redley
TITLE:
Inviting
runners to lope in aid of lupus
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Inviting runners to lope in aid of lupus
Keen runners are being sought to take part in this year’s London
marathon in aid of a Black Country support group.
The West Midlands Lupus Group provides advice and support for sufferers
of the auto-immune disease.
Last year thousands of pounds were raised for the group by runners in
the annual event.
Jannet Angus, of the organisation, said this year there were three
guaranteed places left to fill for the 26-mile race on April 18.
Lupus is a genetic disease which can cause miscarriages.
It can also lead to the destruction of a person’s, kidneys, heart and
lungs. The West Midlands branch has set up a drop-in clinic at Dudley
Guest Hospital.
The clinic is to take place on a monthly basis.
It is a joint venture between West Midlands Lupus Group and the Dudley
Group of Hospitals NHS Trust.
It offers a central point for patients to pick up information and meet
other sufferers in a relaxed, social atmosphere.
To take part in this year’s marathon in aid of Lupus contact Miss Angus
on 0121 777 8096.
More details can be found at
www.westmidlandslupus.co.uk
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