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How to Start a Sarcoma Support Group

How to Start a Sarcoma Support Group How to Start a Sarcoma Support Group Miranda Kramer RN, MS July 2004 Anyone can start a sarcoma support group. That anyone could be You! Sarcoma support groups are currently few and far between and there is definitely a need for more groups. Here you will find some of the nuts and bolts of starting a support group. Each ...


The Sarcoma Alliance offers a live chat room:


Chat now! The Sarcoma Alliance offers a live chat room: http://www.sarcomaalliance.org/cgi-executables/anyboard.cgi/anyboard9/forum?cmd=gochat Open 24 hours a day. Drop by any time you need support, encouragement, or just want to talk to others. We also offer these regularly scheduled chats: Sunday, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time) and Wednesday, ...


The Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc. (ACOR)


ACOR is a charitable organization, dedicated to providing information and support to cancer patients and those who care for them through Internet mailing lists and Web based resources. The SARCOMA list is just one of approximately 100 mailing lists within ACOR, and has 340 individual subscribers as of this writing. Subscribers are sarcoma survivors, caregivers, friends of those with sarcoma or medical ...

Arizona: Sarcoma Support Group at Arizona Cancer Center

A new sarcoma support group in will be meeting on July 16, 2008 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM MST at the Arizona Cancer Center, North Campus, 3838 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ in Room 1290.  The purpose of the meeting is to network and share resources in a support group setting.  The group will also assess the interest of continuing to meet on an ongoing basis. Free parking and refreshments. For information and to RSVP please contact social worker, Jill Winter at 520-694-0845 or by email at jwinter@umcaz.edu.

California: Attention Los Angeles Area Sarcoma Patients, Survivors and Caregivers


The Sarcoma Alliance would like to invite you to our monthly Los Angeles Area support group. We have formed an exciting partnership with The Wellness Community (South Bay Cities) in Redondo Beach . All meetings will take place at The Wellness Community ( www.wellnessandcancer.org ). This meeting is for sarcoma survivors and caregivers. All are welcome. Please contact Marites Tullius at info@sarcomaalliance.org ...

Ohio: Sarcoma Support Group at The James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University


A new sarcoma support group in Columbus, Ohio started in June, 2006. The group meets the last Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Martha Morehouse Plaza (The Ohio State University), 2050 Kenny Road, Suite 3300, Columbus, Ohio 43221. Patients, family members, friends are all welcome. For more information please contact: Martha Crist, RN, BSH, 614-293-4420 or martha.crist@osumc.edu.


South Carolina: Attention Greenville, South Carolina Support Group


A new Sarcoma Support Group in Greenville, South Carolina begins July 24, 2006. Meetings will be held every 4th Monday of the month at 7PM. The meeting place is the library at Edward Road Baptist Church at 1050 Edwards Road, Greenville, SC. For current information contact Beth Lagrange at 864-254-0333 or email at ben.lagrange@alumni.clemson.edu


Texas: Attention Sarcoma Support Group at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:


Attention Sarcoma Support Group at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center meets monthly, the second Tuesday of the month, from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Meetings are held at M. D. Anderson's Place of Wellness, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston. All sarcoma patients and caregivers are welcome. The group is open to anyone, regardless of where their treatment is received, and whether attending on a one-time or ongoing ...


Wisconsin: New Sarcoma Support Group in Central Wisconsin Starting June 16, 2004


A new sarcoma support group in Central Wisconsin met for the first time on Wednesday June 16, 2004. Ongoing meetings will take place at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Marshfield, WI at the downstairs meeting room, from 6-7 pm, on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Richard Nesbitt will be running the support group. At the first meeting members were polled on future...

Subtype Support Groups

Chordoma Support Group
http://groups.msn.com/Chordoma

Uterine Leiomyosarcoma and Hormone Therapy Discussion Group
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ULMS-HormneTherapy/

 







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