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Ok, will give it a go and join. Thanks Ann-Marie.

Hi Tonya,

Thanks so much for your feedback.  The "getting started" group is for everyone.  I wanted to try and have one place where members can go to, to ask for help and find out how to navigate the website.  However that doesn't mean that you can't just ask for help on the main blog which is happening as well, no need to join if you don't want to.  

The link I added in my post should have taken you straight to the group and all you do is click "Join" and you are part of it. For all the groups on the Online Network to be part of them you just have to join. Some need approval and some don't. The "getting started" group does not need approval.

Please just ask away if you have any questions that's what I am here for. I can always give you a call and talk you through things as well.

Ann-Marie

I clicked on 'getting started'to try and skill up on navigating around this network because I am clueless since the format changed.But apparently I have to join a group in order to get help which doesn't make sense to me- especially since I would probably need help to join a group. Couldn't 'getting started' be available for everyone?

just an observation. I was recently reading the results of a survey research I was involved with. The invitation came via bcna : I must admit I didn't find the focus of the research that interesting but what caught my eye was that 54% of respondents had chemotherapy leaving almost half who had surgery and radiation etc.  so almost half of this research group  didn't have chemotherapy but almost all of the personal stories in the beacon have had chemotherapy.   I know it's hard to represent everyone but would encourage bcna to consider this issue.