Sustaining our Spirits: Spiritual Study/Discussion Groups For Coping with Medical Illness

摘要: Illness is a universal experience that evokes range of difficult emotions and tough spiritual questions, often without satisfying answers. can be alienating isolating. Sustaining one’s spirits preserving identity in the face illness challenge for patients, family members, caregivers. This paper introduces Spiritual study/discussion groups to strengthen patients’ perceived coping with illness. The introduce perspective, provide emotional support, offer variety “spiritual tools,” utilizing traditional contemporary resources. Preliminary evaluations suggest “healing” time space created through provision comfort, connection, inspiration.