HELLO FABULOUS PEOPLE! - Saturday, MAY 9

***###_ WE MEET THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. _###***

This is a ***FRAGRANCE FREE*** meeting. AND please DO NOT come to
the meeting if you are CONTAGIOUS.

THE INFORMATION WE SHARE AT THESE MEETINGS IS **CONFIDENTIAL**.

BY ATTENDING THIS MEETING, YOU AGREE TO NOT SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBERS WITH
THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE GROUP.

[Disclaimer: I cannot guarantee that all members will abide by this rule.]

The SF Fibromyalgia and CFIDS Self-Help and Advocacy Group meets
Saturday, May 9, 2-4 pm with Sharon leading.

We continue with the following format: an hour for individual
sharing (4-6 minutes each) followed by an hour devoted to a specific
topic. This month we begin again the topics from "CFIDS Self-Help:
Materials for Alumni/On-going Groups" by Bruce Campbell. The topic for
May 9 is "ADVICE TO A NEW PATIENT".

LOCATION
Davies Campus of the California Pacific Medical Center, at Castro
St. and Duboce St. Room B2-3. Enter the North Tower, take the
elevator to level B. It is near the cafeteria.

Parking in the garage is free. Take a ticket when you enter and
insert it into the slot when you leave. Sometimes you won't receive a
card when you enter. In either case, you won't be charged. Public
transportation: N, J, 22, 24, 6, 7, 66, 71. Wheelchair accessible.

Please make an effort to be on time to the meeting, as late arrivals
can be disruptive, especially to those who are sharing. It is better
to come to the meeting late, than not at all, but please make a
concerted effort to come on time.

FUTURE MEETINGS & TOPICS (2nd Saturday, 2:00-4:00):

JUNE 13 : HANDLING VACATIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
JULY 11 : BRINGING MEANING TO CHRONIC ILLNESS
AUGUST 8: THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVOCACY

To receive meeting notices, get on the group's email list by sending a
blank email to SFFSSG-subscribe@yahoogroups.com You will receive an
email with a link that you will need to click in order to confirm
your subscription. You can also get on the email list by going to
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFFSSG/. If you are planning
to go to meetings, I strongly suggest that you get on the email list
so that you can receive important notices. While meeting times and
location will probably be the same every month, they are subject to
change.

Please note that SFFSSG is an email newsletter, ***NOT*** an email
discussion group. This email list will only have administrative
messages to the group. If you're interested in an email discussion
group for the Bay Area, check out http://health.groups.yahoo.com/
group/CEFSFB .

Questions, comments, suggestions: Email jrqbear@... or if you
don't have email, call phone contacts. Please don't be offended if we
take a while to respond to email or not at all. We get A LOT of
inquiries and we do the best we can. Again, the email discussion group
is a great place to get info about the Bay Area.

Jim Remer
Assistant Moderator

***--From CFIDS Self-Help: Materials for Alumni/On-going Groups by
Bruce Campbell. Campbell also offers a free on-line course, and
sometimes an in-person course. Phone: 650/856-2109.
Email:CFIDS_Self_Help@ Website: www.cfidsselfhelp.org.