MG Warrior Gatherings
Not a support group. A room full of people who already get it.
We called them Gatherings on purpose. Nobody wants to go to a support group — but almost everybody wants to sit with people who don't need the illness explained to them.
Come to a GatheringWhat actually happens
They're relaxed. People talk. Somebody usually asks a question they've been too embarrassed to ask a doctor, and three other people say they've wondered the same thing.
We bring in guest speakers when we can, and we do some straightforward education — what MG is, what a crisis looks like, what to ask at your next appointment. But the reason most people come back is simpler than that. It is the relief of not having to perform being fine.
You don't need to prepare anything. You don't need to have read anything. You can arrive knowing nothing except that you were diagnosed last week and you're frightened.
On Zoom
Join from bed, camera off, in whatever state you're in. Travel is one of the first things MG takes, so this is how we reach Warriors well beyond Halifax.
In person
Harder to get to, and worth it when you can. There is something that happens in a room together that a screen has never quite managed.
When We Gather
Gathering dates are shared directly with those who would like to join us. Simply let us know you're interested, and we'll reach out when the next gathering is scheduled.
Join an MG Gathering
We would love to have you join us. No pressure and no commitment. Come when you feel ready, stay as long as you'd like, and know that you'll always be welcome. We'd be happy to have you with us.
Email Us: Singlesnowflake.mg902
Before you come
The things people ask us before their first Gathering.
Do I have to talk?
No. Plenty of people come to their first few Gatherings and just listen, and that is a completely normal way to start. Nobody goes round the room making you introduce yourself.
Can I bring my partner, or my mum, or my daughter?
Yes. Families are welcome and always have been. MG is lived with by the whole household, and the people around you often have questions they've been carrying quietly for a long time.
Do I need a confirmed MG diagnosis?
No. If you are in the middle of the testing-and-waiting stretch, or you have been told it might be MG, you are welcome. A lot of us spent years in that exact place.
What if I sign up and then I'm too unwell to come?
Then you don't come, and nothing happens. No apology needed and no explanation required — everyone in that room has cancelled something at the last minute because of this illness.
Zoom exists partly for this reason: you can join from bed with your camera off.
Is this therapy or medical advice?
No. We are people with MG and their families, not clinicians. We share experience, we bring in guest speakers, and we point you toward proper sources — but nothing said at a Gathering replaces your neurologist.