| ALASKA Wasilla 907-376-3037 4th Tuesday ARKANSAS Little Rock 501-686-8145 3rdTuesday CALIFORNIA Berkeley 510-204-2548 1st Thursday Castro Valley 510-483-8027 3rd Thursday odd months Fresno 559-459-1603 Thursday Greenbrae/Corte Madera 415-925-7787 or 415-924-1699 2nd Monday Hollywood 323-957-9571 2nd Thursday La Mesa 619-740-4577 Quarterly Los Angeles 310-815-1077 2nd Wednesday Los Gatos 408-866-4059 2nd Monday Napa 707-257-4047 Quarterly Newport Beach 949-764-5645 1st Tuesday Newport Beach 949-722-6237 2nd Tuesday Orange 714-731-0233 4th Thursday Redding 530-243-1102 or 530-241-4387 Saturdays Sacramento 916-422-5973 or 916-791-4326 4th Wednesday San Diego 760-434-3599 3rd Tuesday San Diego 858-541-6709 or 858-541-6789 4th Wednesday San Francisco 415-776-4480 or 415-600-6281 2nd Wednesday San Luis Obispo 805-782-9300 Mondays Santa Monica 310-829-7472 Call for info Torrance 310-540-0992 Phone support only COLORADO Colorado Springs 719-776-5273 Fall and Spring CONNECTICUT Danbury* 203-790-6568 or 203-744-3586 2nd Tuesday Stamford 203-325-1544 x18 3rd Tuesday Quarterly Waterbury 203-758-6138 1st Wednesday Windsor 860-683-0080 Twice a year |
| FLORIDA Bradenton 941-798-6170 3rd Wednesday Casselberry 407-862-8642 3rd Wednesday Daytona Beach 386-322-3571 3rd Monday Ft. Myers 239-939-8219 1st Saturday Hallandale 954-454-7575 2nd Tuesday Largo/Clearwater 727-535-6746 or 727-459-7644 Fridays Lauderhill 954-749-7976 3rd Saturday Margate 954-978-4180 2nd Wednesday Margate 954-970-1441 Melbourne 321-752-1500 or 321-433-0288 2nd Thursday Miami 305-285-2966 Wednesday Quarterly Naples 239-592-5500 3rd Thursday Naples* 239-417-4600 Afternoon: 2nd & 4th Wednesday; Evening: 3rd Wednesday Orange Park 904-269-9113 4th Monday Greater Orlando 407-324-3255 1st Wednesday Panama City 850-747-7966 4th Thursday Tampa 813-901-8516 4th Sunday W. Palm Beach 561-833-1747 Call for info GEORGIA Atlanta 770-310-5565 or 404-255-6732 Wednesday Greater Atlanta 770-442-1317 4th Thursday HAWAII Lihue, Kauai 808-742-1840 3rd Wednesday ILLINOIS Barrington 847-842-4847 1st Saturday in Feb, May, Aug, Nov (Quarterly) Geneva 630-208-4592 2nd Wednesday odd months Glenview 847-776-9285 or 847-776-9275 Saturday Bi-annually Harvey 708-915-5062 2nd Wednesday even months |
| LOUISIANA New Orleans 504-897-5922 3rd Wednesday Shreveport 318-865-0339 3rd Thursday MAINE Ellsworth 207-326-9656 4th Tuesday MARYLAND Annapolis 410-897-0120 2nd Thursday odd months Bel Air 410-838-2262 or 800-684-9885 1st Wednesday odd months Ellicott City 410-997-0555 2nd Wednesday even months MASSACHUSETTS Greater Boston Area 781-894-2309 3rd Wednesday Springfield 413-794-5432 4th Tuesday Worcester 508-865-8987 1st Tuesday MICHIGAN Detroit 313-745-0903 4th Wednesday Ironwood 906-932-0673 3rd Wednesday Ithaca 989-875-4193 3rd Thursday Traverse City 231-935-6691 last Tuesday MINNESOTA Minneapolis 952-926-9316 3rd Monday Woodburg 651-232-6767 Wednesday MISSOURI Columbia 573-814-2968 4th Wednesday Joplin 417-623-0166 or 417-659-6694 1st Tuesday even month Springfield 417-889-1345 2nd Sunday |
| NEVADA Reno 775-982-3500 2nd Tuesday NEW HAMPSHIRE Nashua 603-577-8400 2nd Monday NEW JERSEY Freehold 732-294-2700 2nd Monday Livingston 973-322-7293 2nd Wednesday Somers Point 609-653-3512 2nd Thursday even months West Long Branch Pea Pod Lymphedema Support Group, first Tuesday evening of the month 5:30pm, refreshments are provided, please call to let know you are coming. (732) 222-8556. Address 240 Wall Street, Suite 100, http://www.nortonlymphpt.com/ Westwood 201-358-6000 or 201-358-3242 2nd Wednesday NEW YORK Capitol District 518-459-5086 Phone support only Hewlett 516-374-3190 3rd Monday New York 212-717-4810 or http://www.lymphnet.org/ Philmont 518-672-7981 Call for info Poughkeepsie 845-437-3036 2nd Tuesday NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte 704-332-3393 4th Wednesday Raleigh 919-782-5954 1st Tuesday |
| OHIO Beachwood 216-292-0600 Quarterly Cincinnati 513-948-2763 3X per year Columbus 614-566-0929 or 614-566-0592 3rd Tuesday Troy 937-440-4827 4th Tuesday |
| UTAH Central Utah 435-283-4327 Salt Lake City 801-272-5008 4th Thursday VIRGINIA Alexandria 703-504-3535 2nd Wednesday (Lower Extremity) Richmond 804-254-5164 Tuesday Springfield 703-909-0299 1st or 3rd Saturday WASHINGTON Bellevue 206-297-2100 1st Wednesday Kent 206-575-7775 2nd Thursday Seattle 206-297-2100 3rd Monday Tacoma 206-297-2100 2nd Thursday WEST VIRGINIA Morgantown 304-292-2105 Quarterly |
| WISCONSIN Beloit 608-364-5178 2nd Tuesday Even Months Brookfield 262-780-0707 Thursdays Elkhorn 414-723-5646 Starting WYOMING Rawlins 307-328-1809 1st & 3rd Wednesday |
| TENNESSEE Chattanooga 423-553-8175 1st Tuesday Knoxville 800-225-8129 Call for info Nashville 615-222-6671 2nd Tuesday TEXAS Austin 512-467-9231 or 512-416-6390 4th Wednesday Austin 512-471-9840 4th Thursday Beaumont 409-924-9410 or 409-656-7255 Saturday Bedford 817-267-9599 2nd Thursday Dallas/Ft. Worth 972-231-6511 3rd Thursday odd months Fort Worth 817-922-2530 Quarterly Houston 713-723-4174 3rd Tuesday every other month Lubbock 806-725-8005 Tuesdays Quarterly Sugar Land 281-242-5807 or 281-242-5813 Thursday 4 times annually |
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| INDIANA Lafayette 765-423-6885 2nd Tuesday, even months Mishawaka 219-273-2635 3rd Tuesday KANSAS Merriam 913-676-2444 3rd Monday Wichita 316-634-3495 3rd Monday KENTUCKY Edgewood 859-344-2273 3rd Monday, Sept through May Louisville 502-899-9363 4rd Monday |
| OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City 405-752-1070 1st Saturday odd months OREGON Medford 541-608-5543 or 541-608-4255 3rd Monday Milton-Freewater 541-938-3208 2nd Tuesday Tualatin 503-413-7753 4th Tuesday PENNSYLVANIA Bryn Mawr 610-526-8608 3rd Thursday Gettysburg 717-337-4206 or 717-633-9595 3rd Tuesday Quarterly Philadelphia 215-728-7000 2nd Wednesday Pittsburgh 877-398-5277 Thursday |
| RHODE ISLAND Providence 401-454-0404 Call for info SOUTH CAROLINA Murrells Inlet 843-651-5398 Call for info SOUTH DAKOTA Rapid City 605-719-1100 Thursdays/3 months (4 times a year) |
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| The enforced brevity of my video editorial did not permit me to do justice to this topic. Online patient communities are a valuable resource for ePatients on their journey through illness and wellness.
Whereas traditional support groups depend on participants congregating in a common room to enable their interactions, the Internet obviates the need for physical proximity and can still provide a forum for patients (some clinicians) to exchange comfort and support, usually through simple messaging. They can also share ideas and generate hypotheses, some of which might lead to actual therapeutic breakthroughs.[1] These groups are so powerful as healing entities that one of my patients, recently suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of metastatic cancer, remarked to me on the anniversary of his diagnosis that his online support community has literally saved his life, making his daily struggle more manageable. The power of these communities cannot be overstated. Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH dzsands@cisco.com Reference Landro L. The growing clout of online patient groups. Wall Street Journal. June 13, 2007. Available at: http://www.jmir.org/cms/view/in_the_news Accessed February 18, 2008 |
