In the fall of 1998, a few months after her implant, Flood went to her first support-group meeting.

The support-group meetings fortified her, however.

He added: "There's more to life than saying 'I'm powerless over alcohol' and 'I've got to come to support-group meetings.' "

My job was to drive people to appointments and support-group meetings.

A support-group meeting is held Saturday nights, and after an ecumenical church service, the women hit the streams on Sundays.

She started attending a support-group meeting, where she received a white chip, a symbol of her surrender to the process of recovery.

The cash is part of a program that includes weekly support-group meetings.

Although it was more cynical than a support-group meeting, the evening seemed to have real therapeutic value.

Lillian, a nurse, has had her mammogram, biopsy, treatments, support-group meetings and a bout with denial.

Three of my patients with advanced breast cancer were driving to one of our support-group meetings when their car broke down on a busy freeway offramp.