Coping with a Chronic Illness:
Days of Patience and Passion
A Support Group for Barnard Students with Chronic Illnesses

Hi-
I’m Becca Mueller ’03, and I invite you to participate in "Coping with a Chronic Illness: Days of Patience and Passion: A Support Group for Barnard Students with Chronic Illnesses." For me, one of the hardest things about living with a chronic illness is the sense of isolation that it creates. I think that the support group will lessen the isolation by providing a forum in which we can exchange stories, advice, and strategies from our diverse experiences of living with chronic illness.

The support group, as I envision it, will provide a confidential, supportive environment for us to talk about the logistics, decisions, and emotions that accompany having a chronic illness. If there is adequate interest, we, as a group, could form a team to participate in local fund-raisers for different illnesses of our choice, finding empowerment and community in what can be an upsetting, depleting part of our lives.

The group is co-facilitated by Jeannie Blaustein and Alex Pieterse from the Barnard Counseling Service.  The group meets on Fridays at 3pm in 102 Hewitt. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. To sign up for the group please contact Jeannie Blaustein at jblauste@barnard.edu and let her know of your interest.

Sincerely,
Becca Mueller
rm918@barnard.edu