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Support Groups

Last updated 10.31.2007

You can jump to these in-page sections: Support Groups in the U.S., International Support Groups, and Online Support Groups.

If you are an NLN member with a free ongoing support group, or are in the process of starting one, let us know. Just fill in a Support Group Listing Application and submit it to the NLN. New submissions will appear in the issue of LymphLink, the NLN newsletter, following receipt of the completed form.

Please note: treatment facilities/businesses that offer (or sponsor) support groups must be active NLN Affiliate Members to qualify for inclusion in this listing.

Click here for tips on Starting a Support Group.

Support Groups in the U.S.

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ARKANSAS

Little Rock

(501) 686-8145
 

CALIFORNIA

Concord

(925) 674-2125

Fremont

(510) 795-2058 or (510) 656-8715

Fresno

(559) 459-1603

Greenbrae

(415) 924-1699

Los Angeles

(310) 815-1077

Newport Beach

(949) 764-5645

Orange

(714) 731-0233

Redding

(530) 221-6584

San Diego

(760) 744-5547

San Francisco

(415) 776-4480

San Luis Obispo

(805) 782-9300
 

COLORADO

Colorado Springs

(719) 776-5273

Longmont

(303) 651-5188
 

CONNECTICUT

Danbury

(203) 790-6568

Prospect

(203) 758-6569

Waterbury

(203) 758-6138
 

FLORIDA

Bradenton

(941) 798-6170

Clearwater

(727) 535-6746

Fort Myers

(239) 939-8219

Fort Myers

(239) 992-4965

Jacksonville

(904) 315-1378

Lauderhill

(954) 749-7976

Margate

(954) 978-4180

Melbourne/Rocklege

(321) 752-1500

Orange Park

(904) 269-9113

West Palm Beach      

(561) 833-8227
 

GEORGIA

Greater Atlanta

(770) 442-1317 or (770) 330-0036
 

HAWAII

Lihue

(808) 742-1840
 

ILLINOIS

Barrington

(847) 620-4579

Flossmoor

(708) 915-5371

Geneva

(630) 208-4592
 

INDIANA

Batesville

(812) 934-6512
 

KANSAS

Olathe

(913) 791-4325 or (816) 840-9089
 

KENTUCKY

Edgewood

(859) 301-2273

Louisville

(502) 899-9363
 

LOUISIANA

Baton Rouge

(225) 381-6520
 

MARYLAND

Lanham

(301) 552-8144
 

MICHIGAN

Traverse City

(231) 935-6691

Wyandotte

(313) 928-8078
 

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis

(952) 926-9316
 

MISSOURI

Columbia

(573) 814-2968

Joplin

(417) 347-7449 or (417) 659-6694

St. Louis

(314) 983-4980
 

NEBRASKA

Omaha

(402) 572-2768
 

NEVADA

Reno

(775) 982-3554
 

NEW JERSEY

Freehold

(732) 294-2700

Livingston

(973) 322-7293

Somers Point

(609) 653-3512

West Long Branch

(732) 222-8556
 

NEW YORK

Albany

(518) 459-5086

Hewlett

(516) 374-3190

Poughkeepsie

(845) 454-8500
 

OREGON

Medford

(541) 789-5543

Milton-Freewater

(541) 938-3208

Portland

(503) 413-7284
 

PENNSYLVANIA

Doylestown

(215) 345-2892

Philadelphia

(215) 728-2592

Pittsburgh

(724) 742-9770
 

RHODE ISLAND

Providence

(401) 274-1122 ext. 7208
 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Myrtle Beach

(843) 446-6015
 

TENNESSEE

Chattanooga

(423) 634-1246
 

TEXAS

Beaumont

(409) 656-7255

Dallas

(972) 231-6511 or (800) 349-9490

Houston

(281) 546-6438

New Braunfels

(830) 606-4067 or (830) 625-3252

Sugar Land

(281) 242-5807
 

UTAH

Central Utah

(435) 283-4327 or laraeolsen@gmail.com
 

VIRGINIA

Richmond

(804) 254-5164
 

VERMONT

Burlington

(802) 899-2788
 

WASHINGTON

Kennewick

(509) 736-6060

Kent

(206) 575-7775

Walla Walla

(541) 938-3208
 

WISCONSIN

Beloit

(608) 364-5178
 

WEST VIRGINIA

Morgantown

(304) 292-2105

 

International Support Groups

AUSTRALIA

Hobart - Tasmanian Lymphoedema Support Group
Write to: 58 Doyle Ave, Lenah Valley Tas 7008 AUSTRALIA
Phone: 002 283708
Monthly

CANADA

ONTARIO - Lymphovenous Association of Ontario
PM Postal, Box 55241
1800 Sheppard Avenue, E. Willowdale, ONT CANADA M2J 5A0
Tel: 416-245-0033 or Toll Free: 877-723-0033
Email: lymphontario@yahoo.com


ONTARIO - Lymphovenous Canada
Contact: Cathy McPherson
8 Silver Ave, Toronto, ONT CANADA M6R 1X8
Tel: 416-533-2428
Email: info@lymphovenous-canada.ca


QUEBEC - The Lymphedema Association of Quebec
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
Tel: 514-979-2463

ISRAEL

Israel Lymphedema Association
c/o Mrs. Silvia Avital
Burla Street 30, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL 69364
Tel: 011-972-03-699-2410
Email: silvia_a@walla.com


Tel-Aviv Lymphedema Support Group
Contact: Ruthi Peleg
6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv ISRAEL 642339
Tel: 011-972-3-670-4206

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland Cancer Society Lymphedema Support Group
Contact: Jenny Bartley
c/o Panmure Physiotherapy
204 Queens Rd., Panmure Auckland 1006 NEW ZEALAND
Tel: 09-527-7899
Email: bartley@ihug.co.nz
Quarterly

PANAMA

Panama City
Contact: Myrna McLaughlin Anderson
Casa D 25, Suite 1, San Francisco
Panama, Republic of Panama
Tel: 011-507-226-7062

ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS

ONLINE LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP

To subscribe: send e-mail to LISTSERV@ACOR.ORG and type in the body of your e-mail:
SUBSCRIBE LYMPHEDEMA your first name and your last name

ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP FOR LOWER EXTREMITY LYMPHEDEMA

E-mail Roger Roberts at: smidge@idirect.com or lowerlimblymphedema@onelist.com.

IRC ONLINE SUPPORT

Dalner server using MIRC program - open to all patients
Email: Roger Roberts at smidge@idirect.com
(There is also a listserv group for lower extremity only)

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