Our group has realized how important it is for medical support groups to provide ways for people to connect with other people who are in similar situations. In addition to having a chat feature, an excellent way to do this on a blog is by having a discussion board. This allows for people to talk and connect even if they are online at different times. It also tracks the conversations, so someone later can see what has been said and join in the conversation. In researching how to add a discussion board, I found a blog called bloggersentral.com and it had a great post on how to add a discussion board to a blog. Here is how you do it and you can do it in less than 5 minutes.