Guest speaker: Terry A. Clyburn, M.D. - Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. Topic: “Surgical Solutions and Alternatives in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients”

Parking: Parking for the meeting is available at any medical center location. You may park at the Hermann Professional Building parking garage (located across the street from the medical school) or behind Hermann Hospital in Garage 4. The garages do charge a fee to park (up to $10.00). You may park further down the street at the Houston Zoo and Museum District for free and take the Metro light rail to the medical school for a $2.00 per person fee.

Richard is a single parent raising two kids "who are just about grown now". His son Trey (Richard III) is a United States Marine since Oct. 2006 and his daughter Jayme will finish College in the spring of 2008 with a degree as a Radiology Technician. Richard is proud to say his family are active Roman Catholics and embrace their faith. He says his faith has been very instrumental in helping his family in dealing with his AS and has given him the desire and compassion to want to serve others.

Richards enjoys fishing/boating and hunting, all types of Motor Sports Racing including any kind of customized trucks/cars, motorcycles, boats and building "hopped up or modified" engines particularly for outboard boat motors, chain saws, go-karts etc. Richard is a field service Engineer & Government Quality Assurance Inspector On Department of Energy, Fossil Fuel Division.

Steve and his wife, Eleanor, have two daughters who are now out on their own. Eleanor works with "at risk" junior high students and Steve is the General Manager at a Gulf Coast shipyard serving the offshore drilling industry. In their spare time, they both volunteer with non-profit community groups including breast cancer screening, SPCA, city parks and homeowners association.

They enjoy traveling to the Western United States and distance bicycle riding. Steve likes to fish every chance he can.

Steve as had AS for 30 years. He had symptoms at 29, was diagnosed at 39 and is now 59. He is an advocate of being as active as you can be, working out, maintaining a positive attitude and never giving up.