Support 

Building a Support Network
Developing a support network is an antidote to the frustrations and isolation of chronic illness. (From a series on meeting the challenges of long-term illness.)

Developing a Partnership with Your Doctor
How to have productive visits with your doctor.

Finding Support Groups and Doctors
Ideas on how to connect with other patients and how to locate physicians.

Improving Relationships
Advice from fellow patients on how to make relationships better. (From the series "What Works for Managing CFIDS and Fibromyalgia.")

Seek Support and Understanding
Five strategies to help you stay connected.

Strengthening Your Ties
How to respond positively to relationship problems created by long-term illness.

Three Forms of Support

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