Hi Will, thanks for taking the time to pop in and post here at Kickas.

I'm sincerely very happy that you've been able to return to a normal life after dealing with AS. Luckily, I too seem to have my AS under control at the moment, without the use of medication (I'm very lucky that the no starch diet works for me). However, if it were not for this site and the support of the people here, I'm certain I would not have learned how to overcome the worst of AS. Just like you offering your success and advice via email, this site is actually very much the same in principle, only on a much more public platform, so please try not to judge us too harshly.

Although I understand from your post that you won't be back here again, I still hope you'll take the time to at least read up here now and then. If you do, I hope you'll begin to get to know some very positive individuals here who drop in to lend support to the others who need it. They do not dwell or find pleasure in having AS, but ask for help and carry on very cheerfully (despite some of them dealing with immense pain, while others have found a way to overcome the effects of AS). I'm proud to know them, and pray that one day I'll have even half the tenacity and strength they possess.

I also pray that you too learn that compassion, understanding, and gentle words towards others, when they are in the midst of their own battles (and especially when you have endured it yourself), are by far the greatest encouragement you can give. And a great way to begin the process of healing...

Much continued success to you.