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10 responses to “Post-Diagnostic Support Group Minutes – March 2018”

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   March 15, 2018

   Ronnie

   I’m glad I suggested the Christmas Dinner and hopefully it could become an annual event if it works out.
   A reminder that the Installment Payment I suggested is £10 per month. And People interested will need to start paying the £10 per month from April at the Latest to finish paying before September.
   I really found the Darkness unpleasant with the Blinds shut when the lights were off. The lighting needs to be resolved, so it not to Dark as well to Light.
   Please could information be published about People from Red Hill House with maybe a Photograph instead of the introductions, to be honest even though I’m not New I don’t know everyone from Red Hill House and it would be better as I have said if information preferably with a Photograph was published instead.

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      March 17, 2018

      Dream

      Hi Ronnie,

      I like your idea of a Christmas Dinner too, not that I’m very social or “Celebrate Christmas” or anything, but there is a “spirit in the air” at that time of year, and it may be good for me to embrace it instead of fight it! {chuckle}

      I also know what you mean about the darkness during the meeting, although I understand it’s necessary for the slide show, I can’t remember if the curtains were opened immediately following the presentation. I can understand those who dislike the artificial lights, however I think “natural light” is both good and healthy… I think I said to you “I like light” Ronnie, and I’m reminded of that old song “That’s why you’ll always find me in the kitchen at parties”!!!

      I think Linda already responded to you about the descriptions and photographs of the Axia Team on the “Meet the Team” page (LINK HERE). I think the introductions are to let the group know which of them are present at the meeting.

      Anywayz, nice catching up with you as always Ronnie, I hadn’t realised we’d had a “ding-dong”, but when you explained it I knew exactly what you meant, I just thought of it as a “misunderstanding”, but the “bell analogy” makes sense to me, like “ping-pong”, a sort of “back and forth” of what we were trying to express 🙂

      All the best,
      Dream

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         March 17, 2018

         Ronnie

         Hi Dream,

         I didn’t mean anything bad by the ding ding and your right to describe it as a misunderstanding, I also have thought of it as a misunderstanding, rightly or wrongly I came out with the word ding-dong meaning the same as misunderstanding, sorry no offence was intended.

         I’m glad you like my idea of the Christmas Dinner. Thank you much appreciated. Don’t worry about the Social thing, I’m not very good at it either and so I’m sure are many of the People who attend the Group, it doesn’t matter and if there is a good turn out from the Axia team, than that adds to the enjoyment with us people able to relax knowing we are with the Axia team who understand our not being very good at socialising,please don’t be offended at what I’ve just said it applys as much to me the Social situation as anyone else and I promise I mean no offence and nice catching up with you Dream as always

         Best wishes
         Ronnie.

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            March 18, 2018

            Dream

            Hi again Ronnie,

            Don’t worry, I didn’t “take offence” when you used the phrase “ding dong”, it’s just that in my head I think of that phrase and associate it with arguments and hostility, and we never had that in my head man, so I was confused!!! BUT I DID GET that idea of a bell swinging and ringing, that idea of stuff bouncing “back & forth”, like we agree now, a “misunderstanding”, and we know there was nothing malicious in our intent, so in my book it’s a “no harm no foul”… nope, I don’t know what that means Ronnie, but my dad used to say it, and it seemed honourable!?!

            And yes, I do like the idea of an Xmas Dinner, it’s “not my thing”, but it is sort of good to “stretch one’s boundaries” I think at times, even if it is “uncomfortable”. We have a “good spirit” at the PDSG’s, and I like the idea of some sort of occasional “social get-together”, and Christmas appears an appropriate time for that. Whether it will manifest and come to pass I know not, but I do like the idea!

            Again, I wouldn’t worry Ronnie, I can’t see anything you’ve said about the Christmas Dinner that anyone would take offence at. In fact I think I probably forget that I am not the only person feeling weird and awkward in those sort of situations!!!

            All the best man,
            Dream

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   March 17, 2018

   Linda Buchan

   The blinds had to be pulled for people to see the presentation on the screen
   It’s difficult getting it right for everyone
   For photos of the team at Axia please go on our Meet the Team page

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   1. 

      March 17, 2018

      Ronnie

      Sorry about the Blinds thing I to be honest I had thought that was the reason to see the Presentation on the Screen,I should have made that clear sorry, but when the presention happened it seemed to not help with me which was why I had mentioned it.
      Thank you for providing the Link to meet the Team, much appreciated. But what I mean is could the Photos be available at the meeting for People to see rather than having everyone introducing themselves at every meeting please. That way everyone can see who they are without everyone of the team having to introduce themselves.

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   March 17, 2018

   Ronnie

   I mean the Photos been available in Good Old Fashioned print Photograph form and they could be of the team who are present at the meeting, so everyone knows who’s present.

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   1. 

      March 18, 2018

      Dream

      Sorry Ronnie, I know what you mean now, and in honesty, I don’t like the idea of my phizog being “available” anywhere more than it already is! {chuckle}

      I suppose we could have name badges or lanyards perhaps, that’s something which may work, but you may have guessed I’m not into the whole “labelling” concept Ronnie, hence my “going by the name Dream”!!!

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4. 

   March 18, 2018

   Ronnie

   Hi Dream,
   I’m with you, I’m not into name badges either.
   By having the Photos available I mean only at the Axia meetings and not for People to take home. But to remain with Axia and to go back to Chester until the next Crewe Meeting.
   This way we could have longer quality breaks instead of introductions from everyone on the Axia team taking up valuable time and as I said taking up valuable quality break time.
   Best wishes
   Ronnie.

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5. 

   March 24, 2018

   Linda Buchan

   I think it is very important for everyone to know who is there from Axia
   Particularly where they have already established a contact with that team member
   It only takes a few minutes and gives everyone a chance to adjust to the room, the people in it and so on
   At the last meeting we lost valuable time waiting for drinks .I hope we have now rectified that
   We also had less time than usual due to venue constraints which I am assured won’t happen again

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