be part of the treatment the surgeon sometimesattends the meeting as well. Other health care staff such as the social worker, the physiotherapist, or the schoolteacher from the hospital also explains in what way they can support, and how they can cooperate with othersupporting professionals from the community. Actually, we often see how they start planning this cooperation duringthe meeting and make their first appointments. Afterwards, we take over and bring up problems that might appear ineveryday living. We are concerned with helping family members and friends feel confident enough to givesupport -- to find small tasks they will commit themselves to do -- and we put words to taboos and make it easierfor them to speak openly about the disease and problems afterwards. This is our opportunity to demystify thesituation, to break the ice and encourage, especially, the friends to visit the hospital and to keep calling andseeing the young person at home. These meetings are always a success. The young person and the family are relievedfrom a burden of explaining to people over and over. They feel supported just by the mere interest of people whotake time to attend the meeting and that the whole situation is brought into the open. The social network thatattends often expresses how they feel honored that they were trusted to be invited. People open up to something very private and we recognize that we must be careful. Some do not want the meeting -- we have to respect that -- it may