{"id":238,"date":"2026-03-10T23:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2026-03-11T03:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:40:53","slug":"get-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/get-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"238\" class=\"elementor elementor-238\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3df3c8a hero-inner elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3df3c8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e55b917\" data-id=\"e55b917\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c804d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36c804d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get Support<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2979a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9d2979a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"23\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 23\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M19.2607 11.1202L-2.98023e-07 22.2404L-2.98023e-07 0L19.2607 11.1202Z\" fill=\"#003372\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">New Patients<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c11a85 hero-icon elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3c11a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"23\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 23\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M0.499023 21.375L0.499023 0.865234L18.2607 11.1201L0.499023 21.375Z\" stroke=\"#003372\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">submit your story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"23\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 23\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M0.499023 21.375L0.499023 0.865234L18.2607 11.1201L0.499023 21.375Z\" stroke=\"#003372\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">suggestion box<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"23\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 23\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M0.499023 21.375L0.499023 0.865234L18.2607 11.1201L0.499023 21.375Z\" stroke=\"#003372\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">blog<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e2ade9 about-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e2ade9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-713db5a\" data-id=\"713db5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afc079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1afc079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-1.png 821w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-1-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-1-768x667.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e92fee\" data-id=\"3e92fee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1227232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1227232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Patients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8459d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8459d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you, or a family member been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, (GBS) or perhaps Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)?<\/p><p>A diagnosis of either may leave you with a lot of questions &#8211;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afde4c2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"afde4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 20\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M16.6135 9.69503L0.000453979 19.0795L0.179775 -2.31322e-05L16.6135 9.69503Z\" fill=\"#326EB5\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I have never heard of these conditions, what does it mean for me and our family?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 20\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M16.6135 9.69503L0.000453979 19.0795L0.179775 -2.31322e-05L16.6135 9.69503Z\" fill=\"#326EB5\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We cant comprehend exactly what I have and need more help to understand this condition. I am receiving attentive medical and hospital treatments, but I still feel uncertain as to what lies ahead. How long will I take to recover and where can we go for help?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6befd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6befd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All these emotions and concerns are very typical in these worrying initial weeks of having a GBS or CIDP diagnosis. Part of the answer will be to seek information, seek support, seek help, seek reassurance through contacting your nearest GBS | CIDP Support Group.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e540cf btn-secondary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e540cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"37\" height=\"37\" viewBox=\"0 0 37 37\" fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"37\" height=\"37\" rx=\"18.5\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><path d=\"M21.5349 18.1214L16.2381 12.5908C16.0057 12.3486 15.6225 12.3421 15.3814 12.5761C15.1408 12.8102 15.1342 13.197 15.3666 13.4392L20.2433 18.531L15.1963 23.4535C14.9558 23.6875 14.9492 24.0743 15.1816 24.3171C15.414 24.5592 15.7978 24.5658 16.0383 24.3317L21.5208 18.985C21.7577 18.7533 21.7644 18.3605 21.5349 18.1214Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-237bd1f about-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"237bd1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-047d548\" data-id=\"047d548\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc36c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc36c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support Groups<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152ce37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"152ce37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Australia there are several Support Groups dedicated to supporting GBS or CIDP or any of the several variants, such as Miller Fisher. Initially all help can only commence with an inquiry, whether it is by telephone or email, it is the first step for help. Support groups, similar to our Association, are seldom notified by any hospital, or by their staff of a patients needs with GBS or CIDP. We would wish it otherwise. So the contact to an Association \/ Support Group must begin with you or your family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc0909 btn-secondary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3bc0909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"37\" height=\"37\" viewBox=\"0 0 37 37\" fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"37\" height=\"37\" rx=\"18.5\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><path d=\"M21.5349 18.1214L16.2381 12.5908C16.0057 12.3486 15.6225 12.3421 15.3814 12.5761C15.1408 12.8102 15.1342 13.197 15.3666 13.4392L20.2433 18.531L15.1963 23.4535C14.9558 23.6875 14.9492 24.0743 15.1816 24.3171C15.414 24.5592 15.7978 24.5658 16.0383 24.3317L21.5208 18.985C21.7577 18.7533 21.7644 18.3605 21.5349 18.1214Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9f8fbd\" data-id=\"f9f8fbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332c9ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"332c9ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-2.png 821w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-2-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-2-768x463.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b3d88d about-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b3d88d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f6c030\" data-id=\"4f6c030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d612b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d612b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-3.png 821w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-3-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sup-3-768x463.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-066093b\" data-id=\"066093b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250df27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"250df27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72eb09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c72eb09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Support groups do help in several ways, firstly by providing that initial human interaction with someone who knows these conditions, who has been there themselves, who listens, who understands, who provides future positives, who encourages, and may be able to suggest ways and means of making that recovery path more tolerable. Information provides strength and confidence when spirits might be at their lowest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dac6f6 btn-secondary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5dac6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"37\" height=\"37\" viewBox=\"0 0 37 37\" fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"37\" height=\"37\" rx=\"18.5\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><path d=\"M21.5349 18.1214L16.2381 12.5908C16.0057 12.3486 15.6225 12.3421 15.3814 12.5761C15.1408 12.8102 15.1342 13.197 15.3666 13.4392L20.2433 18.531L15.1963 23.4535C14.9558 23.6875 14.9492 24.0743 15.1816 24.3171C15.414 24.5592 15.7978 24.5658 16.0383 24.3317L21.5208 18.985C21.7577 18.7533 21.7644 18.3605 21.5349 18.1214Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-110ffd2 about-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"110ffd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-630f773\" data-id=\"630f773\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec347f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ec347f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visitors to Hospitals or Rehab Facility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5bac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5bac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visits by recovered GBS or CIDP persons to hospitals, can provide confidence,\u00a0\u201cthat I will make it too\u201d\u00a0for most new patients. Hospitals do reserve some restrictions on unauthorised visiting of patients without prior permission. However when these restrictions are removed, and with the consent of patient, family and staff, such visitors will have a positive effect for a new patient seeing and believing things will be better in the future, over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2901baf btn-secondary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2901baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/gbs\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"37\" height=\"37\" viewBox=\"0 0 37 37\" fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"37\" height=\"37\" rx=\"18.5\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><path d=\"M21.5349 18.1214L16.2381 12.5908C16.0057 12.3486 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The answer for you may be as simple as coming to a GBS\/CIDP Assoc Support Group meeting. Come with your family. It is a liberating feeling to know at such meetings everyone there will know and understand what you have had and understand your situation and wishes to hear\u00a0\u201cyour story\u201d.<\/p><p>GBS\/CIDP meetings are not only for the newly discharged patient, the GBS\/CIDP extended family encompasses all who are interested and wish to share their own experiences whether it happened recently or decades ago. 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