Question of the Week: Sickness

What should you do if a group member shows up sick?

by Sam O'Neal

It's time for our first Question of the Week!

If someone arrives to your group meeting who is obviously sick, what should you do?

I hope to have other people beside myself give the first answer to these questions more often than not, but I didn't have much time this week, so you're stuck with my opinion first. And that is: recommend politely that they head back home. Thank them for their dedication to your group and willingness to learn "no matter what," but be firm about sending them on their way.

This is true in the age of Swine Flu, but really, this is what should always happen when someone shows up at a group with more than the sniffles. Especially if there are children present in the home.

What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Are there exceptions that need to be made? Is there a way to define when a person is "too sick to participate"?

I'd especially love to hear from some of you who have experienced this in recent months. What did you do?

posted by Sam O'Neal on November 4, 2009 3:05 PM