Petition For Standard Referral To Local And/Or National Support Group At Time Of Diagnosis

This petition was published by Dawn M. Torrence on May 27, 2001

You or someone you love has been diagnosed with a devastating illness. Someone on the medical staff knows that there is a support group for this illness. Do they have to tell you about it or refer you for emotional support and/or information? No. Instead, if you are seeking help and knowledge, you must spend countless hours in a medical library or searching the internet - or your family must go through this alone, thinking that no one else could possibly understand what you are going through. Why would a support group help? Better knowledge equals better medical care and better emotional well-being. We the undersigned petition for standard referral to Local And/Or National Support Groups at the time of diagnosis of a devasting illness.

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