In a support group, members provide each other with various types of nonprofessional, nonmaterial help for a particular shared burdensome characteristic. The help may take the form of providing relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also provide ancillary support, such as serving as a public relations voice or engaging in advocacy.
Maintaining contact
Support groups maintain interpersonal contact among their members in a variety of ways. Most groups have traditionally met in person in group sizes that allowed conversational interaction. Support groups also maintain contact through printed newsletters, telephone chains, internet forums, and mailing lists. Some support groups are exclusively Online_support_groups.
Membership in some support groups is formally controlled, with admission requirements and membership fees. Other groups are "open" and allow anyone to drop in at an advertised meeting, for example, or to participate in an online forum.
Blebinfo - For active discussion and reseach material on the cause and effects of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Meta Description: [ Blebinfo - Help, information, Forums and research on spontaneous pneumothorax (collapsed lung) and blebs ]
Easy Breathers Club - This club is for people with any lung disease. It features activities, forum, links to resources, saving money on medication, oxygen facts, and traveling with oxygen.
Meta Description: [ Easy Breathers Club with lung, oxygen, medication, travel and activities information. ]