Learning these skills often reduces stress. This enters in because, simply put, people are different. This is not a positive or a negative, simply a fact. However some of these folks may come and listen at first and eventually become comfortable enough to join the discussion. In general, those who do attend get something out of a support group, The workshop emphasized that it was the participants who make it a success, not the facilitators.
Kind words are always the right kind.
Northfield Hospital's Director of Community Relations Scott Richardson joined the meeting to discuss the possibility of creating and linking a Support Group web site to Northfield Hospital's existing web site. Its feasibility will be explored. Announcing support group meetings on Northfield's cable TV bulletin board channel was also discussed. These subjects will be revisited in future issues. Informational files from previous years of support group activities that may still be in existence and available to our group will be gathered together for historical and reference value.