Support group

When I heard we were doing a support group blog, it caught me off guard.  Immediately I wanted to do my support group on cancer.   Just days ago we figured out that my 81 year old grandfather has tumors in his brain caused by cancer.  It was incredibly painful and it's something that I've never had to deal with.  I could see how it would be comforting to reach out in a support group and find hope in other people's words.

What I found when I looked at some of the support groups was that there were a lot of people sharing their experiences.  When someone would tell their story another person would comment that they went through a similar experience and explain their story.  I found it helpful because it is a lonely feeling when you are loosing a loved one or experiencing cancer and just knowing you aren't alone is a good feeling.

When someone tells you that they feel terrible or sorry it's not like when someone who is living with the same nightmare says it.  You don't know what it's like unless you've lived through the pain, and I think that's what makes a support group a powerful tool.