Sarcoidosis in our area has a great following of dedicated Sarcoidosis patient volunteers who work hard to share the latest research information to benefit us, the Puget Sound Sarcoidosis’ites.
For those unfamiliar with Sarcoidosis:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/sarc/sar_whatis.html
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Sarcoidosis Research Study
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Treatment Trial
If you have been diagnosed with sarcoidosis of the lung, you may be eligible to participate in a study at the NIH Clinical Center. The purpose of this study is to determine if a widely used cholesterol-lowering agent can decrease the amount of prednisone (steroids) required to manage your illness. Eligible patients will receive a comprehensive evaluation at the Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

There is no cost to you for travel or medical testing.

For further information, please contact our research coordinator, toll free, at 1-877-NIH-LUNG (1-877-644-5864), e-mail: LungStudy@nhlbi.nih.gov, or you may call Sandra MacDonald, RN at 301-451-4899. Alternatively, you may reach the NIH Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office via TTY 1-866-411-1010.
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Following is the 2010 Sarcoidosis Support Group Meeting Schedule for the Puget Sound area.

Most meetings are held in the BAKER Room at Puyallup’s Good Samaritan Hospital…. 1:00pm – 3:00pm.

SARCOIDOSIS NETWORKING ASSOCIATION
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
407 14TH AVENUE SE – Puyallup
Baker Room – 1:00pm – 3:00pm

2010 SNA SUPPORT MEETINGS

JANUARY – Saturday, 9th 1:00pm – 3:00pm

FEBRUARY – No Meeting
MARCH – No Meeting

APRIL – Saturday, 10th
1:00pm -3:00 pm

MAY – No Meeting
JUNE – No Meeting

JULY – Saturday, 10th
PICINIC at the Short Home
1:00pm – 3:00pm

AUGUST – No Meeting
SEPTEMBER – No Meeting

OCTOBER – Saturday, 9th
BAKER ROOM
1:00pm – 3:00pm

NOVEMBER – No Meeting

DECEMBER – Saturday, 11th
BAKER ROOM
1:00pm – 3:00pm

GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
407 14TH AVENUE SE
BAKER ROOM
PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON

Contact:
LYNN SHORT (ANNUAL PICNIC)
5302 SOUTH SHERIDAN AVENUE
TACOMA WASHINGTON 98408

Lynn Short, Executive Director
Sarcoidosis Networking Association
5302 South Sheridan Avenue
Tacoma, Washington 98408 USA
http://www.sarcoidosisnetwork.org/

More Later… Sharon O’Hara