We are a patient-organized group of people with IBD who meet monthly for coffee/drinks/dinner in the SF Bay Area. We all have Crohn's or Colitis. We meet to share friendship and knowledge. Call us SF IBD for short. The purpose of this group is for people with Crohn's and Colitis (IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease) to bond. We want people to come together and find the support of one another, make good friendships, and share experience and stories. Our meetup is relatively new, so bring your ideas, …

… The result is increasing prevalence of preventable and reversible chronic illness and soaring healthcare cost that drives the country to bankruptcy. Only if population understand that they have control over this by merely changing lifestyles and approaches to medicine, we could solve this. We believe this can be done, when all the wellness practitioners from different disciplines get together and work together to change the way care is delivered! Note: In order to become a Mevident practitioner …

… Working as an AIDS and cancer educator brought me to excruciating edges at the intersections of sexuality, life and death; so did a 7-year relationship with a chronically ill partner, to whom I donated a kidney. After publishing my first book, I began teaching creative writing -- but, although I love both poetry and teaching, I soon knew that teaching creative writing did not, in itself, feel like my life’s work. So, I searched... ... and an amazing teacher appeared. I studied shamanism, en …

Fibromyalgia can be devastating. We are often too sick to fight this illness alone, and many times, we receive little support from our family and our friends. The purpose of this meet-up group is to offer support and nurturing for Fibromyalgia sufferers. It will be a place to exchange information on the latest research and treatments available, a place where we can communicate with each other and most importantly, a place where we will find solace from the rejection that we commonly expe …