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Submitted by Flin Flon Primary Health Care Centre People living with chronic illness or an ongoing medical problem may never know life without their disease. But with the help of Get Better Together!, they can experience living by managing their symptoms. Get Better Together is a six-week program for anyone living with a heart condition, diabetes, arthritis, depression, chronic back pain or any other ongoing health problem. If you can say 'yes' to any of the following questions, then Get Better Together! is really for you. Would you like to feel better and healthier? Do you have pain or feel tired and frustrated? Would you like to learn how to better manage the symptoms that trouble you most? Would you like to be able to do more of the things you enjoy? Would you like to be able to communicate better with your doctor? ÊWould you like to learn from others who also have ongoing health problems? Get Better Together! is a six-session weekly interactive workshop that helps people who have ongoing health problems learn how to take control of their health. You learn how to take small steps towards positive changes and healthier living. You build your confidence and your ability to manage your day-to-day life. Session participants discuss solutions for frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation, effective communication with health professionals and appropriate exercise and nutrition. Feedback Graduates of past Get Better Together programs have said: 'It has helped me. I now know that I can deal with everything going on in my life, just differently and better.' 'Lifestyle changes are hard enough to change when healthy, this group helped change those in the most severe season of my illness. If that can happen, anybody would find this beneficial.' Whatever health issue you are facing, it's time to take charge and enjoy a better quality of life. To find out more about the upcoming Get Better Together! to begin on Tuesday, April 10, call Christa at 687-1331. Classes will run every Tuesday from 1:30-4 p.m. at the Primary Health Care Centre from April 10 to May 15.
