SUPPORT GROUPS
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays 7:30 p.m. and Sundays 7 p.m.
Atrium Dining Room Area
Brain Injury Support Group
2nd Monday of each month from 7-9 p.m.
Recreation night, 1st Tuesday of each month (call for details)
Uptown Bill's Small Mall
401 South Gilbert Street, Iowa City
Sandy Anderson, 319-541-1696 (cell)
Lynn Borders, 319-337-4709
lynn.borders@gmail.com
Burn/Necrotizing Fasciitis Support Group
1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Burn Unit Lounge, John Colloton Pavillion, UI Hospitals and Clinics
Elevator F to 8th Level
Phone: 319-356-2496
Chronic Pain Support Group
Contact Amy Stockman
amy-stockman@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-353-7125
Down Syndrome Support Group
Eating Disorder Family Support Group (Online)
Contact:
Mary Bouillion, LISW, ACSW, 319-353-6612, mary-bouillion@uiowa.edu
Parent Facilitator: Sharon Terpstra, 319-353-6612, terpfam@kdsi.net
Heart Friends Support Group (Pediatric)
Third Thursday of January, April, August and November, 6:30 p.m.
Dunphy Conference Room,
John Pappajohn Pavilion, UI Hospitals and Clinics
Elevator I to 2nd Level
Contact Trudy Pierick, trudy-pierick@uiowa.edu
Heart Transplant Support Group
Location and dates vary.
Call Sara Vance, RN, CCTC, for details.
Phone: 319-353-6931
sara-vance@uiowa.edu
Huntington's Disease Support Group
4th Sunday of each month from 1-3 p.m.
Della Ruppert Conference Room, 6612 John Colloton Pavilion, UI Hospitals and Clinics
Occasional schedule changes; call Anne Leserman for details.
Phone: 319-353-4307
anne-leserman@uiowa.edu
Interstitial Cystitis Support Group
4th Monday of each month, 7 p.m.
Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A
123 S. Linn Street
Contact Beth Krayenhagen at (319) 471-1745
or beth-krayenhagen@uiowa.edu for additional information or if you are interested in co-facilitating the group.
Iowa Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group
First Saturday of February, May, August, and November, noon
Location alternates between Iowa City and Des Moines
Call Traci Stewart, RN, MSN, for details
Phone: 319-353-7480
Email: traci-stewart@iowa.edu
Music Therapy Support Group (in-patient)
Two sessions each week:
Wednesday, 10-11 a.m.
Radiation Oncology Conference Room
(Lower Level, Pomerantz Family Pavilion)
and
Wednesday, 1-2 p.m.
Chemotherapy Suite Waiting Room (4 John Pappajohn Pavilion)
Abbey Dvorak, 319-356-4718 or 319-356-7000, pager #6810
Narcotics Anonymous
Mondays 8 p.m.
Conference Room G, Elevator F, Seventh Floor
Sisters and Brothers Club: A Sibling Support Group
Stuttering Support Group
213 Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
For current meeting date and time, contact: Tricia Zebrowksi
Phone: 319-335-8735
tricia-zebrowski@uiowa.edu
UI Obesity Surgery Support Group
1st Tuesday of each month from 6-7 p.m.
Clinical Cancer Center Conference Room (Room 4638 JCP)
Across from elevator H on 4th Level
This support group is free and open to anyone who has had bariatric surgery or is considering it. Registration is recommended. Contact Chris Melichar at 319-356-1887 or obesitysurgery@uiowa.edu with questions and to register.
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CANCER-RELATED SUPPORT GROUPS
Breast Cancer Support Group
3rd Wednesday of each month, 3-4 pm
East Room, 8th level, John Colloton Pavilion,
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Contact: Jan Locher, LISW (319) 356-4317 or e-mail jan-locher@uiowa.edu
Breast Cancer Survivors Gentle Yoga
Tuesdays, 7-8 a.m., Fieldhouse, Room 101
Thursdays, 12:05-1:05 p.m., Rehab Activities Gym (1st level, behind Elevator J)
Fridays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rehab Activities Gym (1st level, behind Elevator J)
Cancer Support Group (Web-based)
Jan Locher, 319-356-4317
Linda Abbott, 319-353-8188
Cancer Information Service, Joan Felkner or Keri Mercer, 1-800-237-1225
Cancer Support Group for Women
No group meetings in November or December, 2008 due to the holidays.
Melrose Conference Room 6, Pomerantz Family Pavilion (Elevator L to 5th level)
Led by Jennifer Lee, MA and Valerie Keffala, PhD
Contact: 319-353-5342 or e-mail jennifer-e-lee@uiowa.edu
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Support Group
1st Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m.
Occasional schedule changes; call Jan Locher or Karyn Berlin for details.
East Room, 8th floor, John Colloton Pavilion
Contact: Jan Locher, 319-356-4317
or Karyn Berlin, 319-338-0581 (ext. 5890)
Look Good...Feel Better Program
3rd Tuesday of each month at 2:30 p.m.
Activities Therapy Kitchen, 1701 John Pappajohn Pavilion.
Phone:
319-356-1996
Prostate Cancer Support Group (Breakfast Club)
Typically 4th Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
Note Upcoming Meetings: Sept. 19, Oct. 24, Nov. 21, Dec. 19
Room 5970, John Pappajohn Pavilion
Elevator I to 5th Level
Occasional schedule changes; call Carralee Sueppel for details.
Phone: 319-683-2739
carralee-sueppel@uiowa.edu
Young Adults Living With Cancer (ages 18-35)
For information, call the Cancer Information Service, 1-800-237-1225.
Jan Locher, 319-356-4317
Tara Clark, 319-356-1730
OUTREACH -- CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS
Ft. Madison Community Hospital Outreach Cancer Support Group
1st Monday of each month, 4 p.m
Willard Conference Room, Fort Madison Community Hospital
Contact: Jill Smith, 319-376-2223
Keokuk Outreach Cancer Support Group
4th Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m.
Keokuk Area Hospital, First Floor Classroom
Contact: Mary Ginsberg, 319-524-7150
Washington Area Outreach Cancer Support Group
2nd Tuesday of each month (except December), 7 p.m.
Washington County Hospital
Contact: Evelyn Lukavsky, 319-653-4981,
or Marcia Wilson, 319-657-3703
Henry County Outreach Support Group
Currently not meeting.
Contact: Laurie Parks, 319-385-3141 |
