Topic: Body and Self Image Support Group Format The first 30-minutes will focus on a predetermined topic followed by a general discussion for the last half of the hour. Both of the monthly support groups are designed to include people with ME/CFS, FM, Long COVID, and co-existing conditions. We also welcome supporters and loved ones. […]
Presentation Topic: Attainable Therapeutic Yoga by Shannon Shannon is a certified yoga therapist who has personal experience with chronic illness. "My passion is adapting yoga to meet your body where […]
Topic: Practical Strategies for Talking to People Who Don't Understand Support Group Format The first 30-minutes will focus on a predetermined topic followed by a general discussion for the last half of the hour. Both of the monthly support groups are designed to include people with ME/CFS, FM, Long COVID, and co-existing conditions. We also […]
Presentation Topic: "How I Love Myself Best" Agenda - 15 to 20 minute presentation by a community participant on an illness-related topic - Announce the “get to know you” question - Separate into virtual break-out rooms for introductions and discuss the “get to know you” questions Advance Registration Required. Click here to register. Upon registration, you […]
Topic: Spirituality and Hope Support Group Format The first 30-minutes will focus on a predetermined topic followed by a general discussion for the last half of the hour. Both of the monthly support groups are designed to include people with ME/CFS, FM, Long COVID, and co-existing conditions. We also welcome supporters and loved ones. These […]
Topic: What’s Worth Your Spoons and Finding Your Baseline Support Group Format The first 30-minutes will focus on a predetermined topic followed by a general discussion for the last half of […]
Presentation Topic: To Be Announced Agenda - 15 to 20 minute presentation by a community participant on an illness-related topic - Announce the “get to know you” question - Separate into virtual break-out rooms for introductions and discuss the “get to know you” questions Advance Registration Required. Click here to register. Upon registration, you will receive […]
Topic: Aging with Chronic Illness Support Group Format The first 30-minutes will focus on a predetermined topic followed by a general discussion for the last half of the hour. Both […]
Topic: Working with brain fog and cognitive processing Support Group Format The first 30-minutes will focus on a predetermined topic followed by a general discussion for the last half of […]
Topic: Relationships & Intimacy Support Group Format The first 30-minutes will focus on a predetermined topic followed by a general discussion for the last half of the hour. Both […]
Presentation Topic: Indoor Gardening Agenda - 15 to 20 minute presentation by a community participant on an illness-related topic - Announce the “get to know you” question - Separate into virtual break-out rooms for introductions and discuss the “get to know you” questions Advance Registration Required. Click here to register. Upon registration, you will receive a […]
We see YOU! This year we are requesting you share a reflection of your disease experience in the form of a picture/poem/art. Here are some submission ideas: picture pre illness and with the illness picture of a "good day" and a "bad day" picture of adaptive devices you use such as a wheelchair picture of […]
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career - the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.