The Crohn's & Colitis (IBD) Support Group will be meeting Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 7-8:30 p.m. The special speaker at that meeting will be Steve Safreed, M.Div., BCC, Director of Spiritual Care Services at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. Chaplain Safreed is a graduate of Florida International University where he majored in Sociology & Psychology, and Erskine Theological Seminary where he completed his M.Div. program majoring in Pastoral Care and Counseling. Chaplain Safreed is also a Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) with the Association of Professional Chaplains.

Chaplain Safreed will be sharing with the group the importance of maintaining a positive attitude of thankfulness, even in the midst of chronic illness. From his extensive experience counseling and ministering to patients, he will share from his perspective how chronic illness affects not only the physical, but the spiritual, mental, and emotional aspects of life as well, and how a positive attitude and hope are such integral parts of living with a chronic illness.

The Crohn's & Colitis (IBD) Support Group meets monthly year-round, on the 4th Tuesday of each month, in association with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (www.ccfa.org). Meetings are held at Piedmont Fayette Hospital's 1279 Medical Building, 1279 Ga. Highway 54 West, 3rd floor conference room B. The meetings are of an educational, informational, and support nature. People with Crohn's or colitis (IBD), their families, and their friends are encouraged and welcome to attend. For more information, contact Mark and Lisa Andrews, 678-817-5199, e-mail fayetteibdgroup@yahoo.com.