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Support Groups

United States

ALASKA
 
Anchorage Support Group
CONTACT: Joe Ryan, 907-344-9130
TIME: 7:30 pm
WHEN: THIRD Monday of every month
WHERE: Anchorage Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship
3201 Turnagain St.
Anchorage, AK




ALABAMA
 
Midwest Alabama and Mideast Mississippi
CONTACT: Barbara Willard, barbwilla6@aol.com
TIME: 6:15 pm
WHEN: FIRST Thursday of every month
WHERE: Collinsville First Church of God
9101 Church Road
Collinsville
 
Southeast Alabama/Pensacola, FL Area
CONTACT: Debi Pleitner, 850.341.7245, ECMMSG@gmail.com
WHEN: FOURTH Saturday of every month
TIME: 10:00 am
WHERE: West Florida Regional Library
200 W. Gregory Street
Pensacola




ARIZONA
 
Phoenix Support Group
CONTACT: Brenda Gregory, 623-362-0853
Lisa Bell, 602-712-1006
Minita Levenson, 602-494-2504
TIME: 10 am - 12 noon
WHEN: FIRST Thursday of every month
WHERE: Wellness Community
360 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Website
 
Tucson Support Group
CONTACT: Larrie Ann Theis, 520-722-8819
Jody Hughes, 520-297-1904
WHEN: THIRD Saturday of every month
TIME: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Unity Church
3617 North Camino Blanco
Tucson, AZ
(Off of River Rd, Btwn Swan & Craycroft)




ARKANSAS
 
Little Rock Support Group
CONTACT: Lenore Arent, LCSW arentlenorem@uams.edu
Harriet Farley, LCSW farleyharrieta@uams.edu
TIME: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
WHEN: Every Wednesday
WHERE: UAMS Family Home
4300 West Markham
Little Rock, AK 72205
 
Tucson Support Group
CONTACT: Larrie Ann Theis, 520-722-8819
Jody Hughes, 520-297-1904
WHEN: THIRD Saturday of every month
TIME: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Unity Church
3617 North Camino Blanco
Tucson, AZ
(Off of River Rd, Btwn Swan & Craycroft)





CALIFORNIA
 
The Coachella Valley Area MM Support Group
CONTACT: Norm & Revina Lewis, 760-345-3040, nlewis2@dc.rr.com
WHEN: THIRD Thursday of every month
TIME: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
WHERE: Jewish Community Center, Suite 204
69930 Highway 111
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
 
San Francisco Bay Area Support Group
CONTACT: Beth Compton
925-837-1698, bethandstuart@prodigy.net (Walnut Creek)
Jack Aiello
408-264-7609 , jackaiello@comcast.net (Stanford)
Neil Collier
510-524-2671, nacollier@pacbell.net (Oakland)
WHEN: THIRD Saturday of every month
TIME: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
WHERE: * Meetings rotate between Walnut Creek, Stanford and Oakland locations.
Please check website for meeting schedule on www.sfbayareamyelomasupport.org
 
Los Angeles Area Support Group
CONTACT: Sheila Wilson, 323-876-1288
Jackie Schwartz, 310-277-4243
Barbara Campbell, 818.566.1573, barbarameg@earthlink.net
WHEN: THIRD Saturday of every month
TIME: 10:15 am - 12:15 noon
WHERE: Joslyn Center
339 Sheldon
El Segundo, CA 90245
(near downtown El Segundo, @ 1mile South of LAX)
 
San Diego Myeloma Support Group
CONTACT: Derek Statham, 828-227-3348, derekstatham@aol.com
and Elliot Recht, 858-273-5008, elliotrecht@san.rr.com
WHEN: SECOND Monday of each month
TIME: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
WHERE: "Forum" - 4545 La Jolla Village Road
(Above the Wells Fargo Bank @ Westfield Shopping Ctr - UTC)
 
Inland Empire (Riverside/San Bernardino) Chapter MM Support Group
CONTACT: Co-hosts: Tom Courbat and Valerie Stevenson
Tom68-69korea@thecourbats.com (951) 677-6451
Valstevenson2005@yahoo.com (909) 797-7716
WHEN: THIRD Tuesday of each month
TIME: 6:30 pm
WHERE: Riverside Community Hospital
4445 Magnolia Ave. Riverside, CA.
(Corner of 14th Street & Magnolia Ave.)
Health Education Center (in front of Main Hospital)
 
Hanford Support Group
CONTACT: Walter or Erlinda Graves, 559-589-0758, waltergra@comcast.net
WHEN: SECOND Saturday of each month
TIME: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
WHERE: 2272 West Liberty Street
Hanford
 
Inland Valley Multiple Myeloma Support Group
In memory of Cornelius Hardy
CONTACT: Mary Mosley, mingmosley@yahoo.com
Pat Hardy, 909.622.6616 or 919.463.3127, hardy.p@verizon.net
WHEN: FOURTH Saturday of each month
TIME: 9:00 – 11:30 am
WHERE: George Gibson Senior Center
250 North 3rd Street
Upland, CA
 
Napa Valley Sonoma Area
CONTACT: Caethe Goetz, 707-548-8905, caethegoetz@sbcglobal.net
WHEN: SECOND Saturday of each month
TIME: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
WHERE: 3137 Montecito Meadows Drive
Santa Rosa
 
Orange County
CONTACT: Kelly Cox, 800-452-2873, kcox@myeloma.org
WHEN: FOURTH Thursday of each month
TIME: 6:30 – 8:00 pm
WHERE: Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
at UC Irvine Medical Center
Bldg 23, 4th Floor Conference Room 101 The City Drive
Orange, 92868
 
San Luis Obipso County
CONTACT: Debby Schobel, 805-238-0611, schobeld@earthlink.net
WHEN: FIRST Wednesday of each month
TIME: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Cuesta Title
715 Tank Farm Road Suite 120
San Luis Obipso, 93401
 
Santa Barbara County
CONTACT: Debby Schobel, 805-238-0611, schobeld@earthlink.net
WHEN: THIRD Thursday of each month
TIME: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Marian Cancer Center
210 Palisade Drive
Santa Maria
 
Valley Ventura
CONTACT: Gary Diehl, 805-647-2852, grdiehl@sbcglobal.net
www.twcvv.org
WHEN: FIRST Saturday of each month
TIME: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
WHERE: The Wellness Community
Westlake Village
91361





COLORADO
 
Denver Support Group
CONTACT: Barbara Flanigan, 303-393-9355
Diane Seccombe, 303-722-2289
Alice May, 303-741-4035
WHEN: Every Wednesday
TIME: Please call for details
WHERE: Qualife Wellness Community
 
Lifetimes Cancer Support Group, Broomfield, CO
CONTACT: Randy & Mary Jane Ahrens, 303-469-1498
WHEN: Please call for details
WHERE: Broomfield, Colorado





CONNECTICUT
 
Connecticut MM Information Group
CONTACT: Michael & Robin Touhy, 203-758-5595
E-mail: tuohy@snet.net
WHEN: THIRD Tuesday of every month
TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
WHERE: Prospect, CT @ The Public Library
17 Center Street, Prospect, CT 06712
 
Fairfield County Support Group
CONTACT: Gerrianne Delaney, 203-461-8518
Ken Makowka, 203-762-1934
WHEN: FIRST Monday of every month
TIME: 7:00 pm
WHERE: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Terrace Room
1848 Post Rd, Darien, CT
 
Northern Connecticut/Western Massachusetts
CONTACT: Sue Raymond, 413-967-9901, SDH37@comcast.net
WHEN: THIRD Sunday of every month
TIME: 1:00 pm
WHERE: Wing Memorial Hospital
2nd Floor
Palmer





DELAWARE
 
Newark Multiple Myeloma Support Group
CONTACT: Danielle Brown, MSW, (302) 623-4703; e-mail: dabrown@christiancare.org
WHEN: FIRST Wednesday of every month
TIME: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
WHERE: Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
4701 Ogletown-Stanton
Newark, 19713





DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 
Washington DC/VA area
CONTACT: Sabine Gnesdiloff, 703-698-2841; e-mail: sabine.gnesdiloff@inova.com
Don Woodward, 703- 349-4231
WHEN: THIRD Tuesday of every month
TIME: 11:45 am
WHERE: Life with Cancer Family Center
Inova Fairfax Hospital
3300 Gallows Road
Fairfax, 22042
 
Baltimore (District of Columbia)
CONTACT: Adrienne Scally, LCSW-C, 410.955.8934; e-mail: ASCALLY1@JHMI.EDU
WHEN: THIRD Tuesday of every month
TIME: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Weinberg Building Auditorium at John Hopkins Campus
401 North Broadway
Baltimore, 21231





FLORIDA
 
The Palm Beach, Martin, and Saint Lucie Counties Support Group
CONTACT: Cindy Feltzin
(home) 561-624-8888
(cell) 305-233-2718
WHEN: FOURTH Thursday of every month
WHERE: Please contact Cindy Feltzin for meeting times and details.
 
Boca Raton Support Group
CONTACT: Lynn Edinoff, 561-737-7733 ext. 4948
Dianna Garland, 561-393-4111
WHEN: FIRST Monday of every month
TIME: 3:30 - 5:00 pm
WHERE: Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Dolphin Room
 
Broward County Multiple Myeloma Education & Support Group,
Serves Fort Lauderdale, Florida and surrounding areas
CONTACT: Ronnie Maynard 954-971-5549
WHEN: FOURTH Thursday of every month
TIME: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
WHERE: Holy Cross Hospital
Michael and Dianne Bienes Cancer Ctr
(2nd floor waiting area, 4700 North Federal Highway, Ft. Lauderdale)
WEBSITE: Website
 
Fort Myers
CONTACT: Evelyn Correard, 239-334-8028; MMEvie@webtv.com
Tan Noll, 239-481-6701; thebrowz@att.net
WHEN: SECOND Saturday of every month
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00 am
WHERE: HealthPark Hospital
Bass Avenue
Fort Myers
 
Palm Beach/Broward County
CONTACT: Lynn Edinoff, LCSW, Oncology Resource Coordinator, 561-737-7733 ext. 4948; email: email
WHEN: FORTH Monday of every month
TIME: 3:30 - 5:00 pm
WHERE: Bethesda Memorial Hospital
2815 S. Seacrest Blvd.
Boynton Beach
 
The Southwest Florida MM Support Group (Ft.Meyers/Naples Area)
CONTACT: Scheri Tamlyn (email)
WHEN: SECOND Saturday of every month
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00 am
WHERE: Health Park Hospital in Fort Myers
 
Greater Miami Area Multiple Myeloma Networking Group
CONTACT: Vicki Anderson-Ferraro, 305-665-8284
Ed Blumenthal, 305-235-2488
WHEN: FOURTH Wednesday of every month
TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
WHERE: The Wellness Community- 8609 S. Dixie Highway Miami, Fl.
 
Panama City Beach
CONTACT: Sheila Hall, 850-236-5957
WHEN: Please call for more information
 
Greater Tampa Area/ Plant City
CONTACT: Jim Redman, 813-752-2431 (after 3:30pm local time)
WHEN: Please call for more information
 
Sarasota: Multiple Myeloma Networking Group
CONTACT: Cheryl Lauzon, 941-473-7456
WHEN: FOURTH Tuesday of every month
TIME: 2:00 - 3:30 pm
WHERE: The Wellness Community, 3900 Clark Rd
Building P-3, Sarasota, FL 34233





GEORGIA
 
Atlanta Support Group
CONTACT: Nancy Bruno from the Northside Atlanta Support Group
aammsg-2@comcast.net

Doris Morgan from the Southside Atlanta Support Group
dhmorgan30331@yahoo.com

www.mmsg.org/atlanta
WHEN: FIRST Saturday of every month
TIME: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
WHERE: St. Matthew Lutheran Church
(I-85 and North Druid Hills Road)





ILLINOIS
 
Wellness House Multiple Myeloma Support Group
CONTACT: Peg LaPlante, 630-323-5150
WHEN: FIRST Thursday of the month (please call to confirm schedule)
TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
WHERE: Wellness House, 131 N. County Line Road
 
Homewood Multiple Myeloma Support Group
CONTACT: Kerry Donnegan, 708-798-9171
WHEN: SECOND Wednesday of every month
TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Cancer Support Center, 2028 Elm Road, Homewood
 
Missouri
CONTACT: Kathy Cartwright, 636-447-9006; e-mail: Hoss4twa@sbcglobal.net
WHEN: FIRST Wednesday of every month
TIME: 10:00 am
WHERE: Saint Joseph Medical Park
Education Room
1475 Kisker Road (off Highway 94)
St. Charles, MO 63303
 
Palatine
CONTACT: Kathy Hill, Clinical Director, 847-241-5971; e-mail: Kathy.Hill@wellnessplace.org
WHEN: FIRST and THIRD Wednesday of every month
TIME: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
WHERE: The Wellness Place
1619 W. Colonial Parkway
 
Northbrook Multiple Myeloma Support Group
CONTACT: Deb Wojcik, MSW, LCSW, 847-509-9595
WHEN: FIRST Wednesday of every month
TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: