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Advocacy can be rewarding and produce results.  It can also be frustrating and keep you in limbo for long periods of time.  

Surround yourself with a support system. Having a safe space to share the challenges and triumphs of working through the process can be helpful.  Your team might include family, friends, peers, disability advocates, professional health care providers, lawyers.   

 Create a team that allows different points of view.  Set boundaries so that they  respect your right to make informed decisions.  Engage team members to support the decisions that you make.  

We are better together.