Coogee Owls
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- Coordinator - Monica 02 9665 7996
Time: 2nd TUESDAY of each month 5-7 pm.
Meeting dates 2012
- May 8th (5-7pm) etc.
Venue: "Mid-Palace Room", Beach Palace Hotel
169 Dolphin St, corner Beach St, northern end of Coogee Beach. Dance room upstairs - use stairs at rear or ramparound corner in Beach St. Quiet sound-proofed room unused during day. Lovely
sofa seating, coffee tables, views.
Drinks and food may be taken to the room. (Please arrive early to purchase these
downstairs from pub bistro, bar or nearby shops).
Aims of the Coogee Owls ME/CFS Support Group
To create a safe environment in which ME/CFS sufferers can discuss not only their physical symptoms but the impact the disease has had on their lives and relationships. A place where we can talk about our own experience without someone telling us what we should do, think or feel or us telling others “my way is the best way”. Often our own best answers lie within. However we may need a place where we can hear ourselves think or alternatively derive sustenance from the experiences of other ME/CFS sufferers.
Note: it is not necessary to share anything but your name if you wish.
To develop into a supportive network between (not just during) meetings and lessen the isolation that occurs so often with this disease. Then if one person is not available by phone hopefully another will be. Swapping contact details is encouraged.
Guidelines
- Confidentiality: what happens within the group stays within the group; this is critical for trust
- Listening 100%: i.e. only one person speaks at a time
- Acceptance of others’experience: not judging, criticizing or imposing our “world view” of CFS
- Stay with our feelings: they are real, not what we or others think they should be
DIRECTIONS
Public Transport: Venue is 1-2 minutes from bus terminal at Coogee Beach. Buses go to Circular Quay, Central Station, Bondi Junction, Eastgardens (via Maroubra) and Leichhardt (via Glebe, Newtown). Buses leave on time! (time-tables available at local news agencies)
Parking: Car park in front of hotel in Dolphin St is metered and sometimes full; may be best to park in side streets or further back in Dolphin St for free 4-hr parking.
Membership of the Coogee Owls is free. However membership of the ME/CFS Society is encouraged to enable services such as the quarterly journal, social welfare officer, awareness campaigns, research and support for group coordinators to occur.
Membership of the ME/CFS Society is $40/$20 pa (concession) or $5 for extra family member. See the membership page or contact the Society.