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Support groups

The Marshall Protocol (MP) is a challenging multi-year therapy. As many MP veterans can attest, the chance to talk to a more experienced patient can significantly improve the odds of treatment success. While some patients may prefer to limit themselves to the online forums, an alternative possibility is that of a face-to-face support group. While there are currently only a few support groups, that can change over time. Patients who are interested in building a community of MP patients should seriously consider starting a support group.

Starting a new support group

  1. Recruit other MP patients. The members of both CureMyTh1.org and MarshallProtocol.com can be sorted by location (CureMyTh1.org member sort and MarshallProtocol.com member sort). It would help if at least some of the group members have been on the treatment for at least several years.
  2. Decide on a location. At least in their initial stages, support groups can be run out of a group member's home.
  3. Decide how often to hold meetings.

Tips for managing a meeting

  • Have the moderator introduce himself or herself. Emphasize that this is a patient support group.
  • State that, generally speaking, you are going to limit discussion of treatments to the Marshall Protocol.
  • Have participants introduce themselves.
  • Do your best to elicit participation from quieter participants. For example, you could periodically ask participants, “Who has the most burning question?”

List of local support groups

Canada

Australia

There are currently no known MP support groups.

United States

Patients experiences

We have a “herx buddy” system of sorts so newbies can be helped to navigate the initial steps of the MP.

KenL, MarshallProtocol.com

Last modified: 01.02.2012
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