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Support Groups provide a forum to share feelings, concerns,
information, and as well as a place to offer peer support
and encouragement. Solicitations or research projects are
not conducted at support group meetings.
Support groups often feature speakers specializing in scleroderma
or related topics. To find out information about upcoming
speakers or meeting topics, please contact the support group
leader or chapter office.
This schedule is subject to change. Before attending a group
for the first time, please call to verify date and time. Groups
are free of charge and open to everyone.
Ann Arbor
Call for meeting date and time.
Washtenaw Area Support Group
Support Group Leader: Barbara Ike, 800-716-6554 (Michigan
Chapter Office), a2ike@aol.com
Battle Creek
Call for meeting date and time.
South Central Michigan Support Group
Support Group Leader: Carol Hilf, 800-716-6554, carolhilf@yahoo.com
Flint
7 p.m. fourth Monday of every month
Flint Area Support Group
McLaren Community Medical Center, 10090 E. Lippincott Blvd.,
Davison, Michigan. See
map and directions.
Support Group Leader: Kathy Hartner, 810-655-8762,
kahart6@comcast.net
Grand Rapids/Western
Michigan
Call for meeting date and time.
Grand Rapids/Western Michigan Support Group
Support Group Leader: Susan Oleneack, ornurses@excite.com,
800-716-6554 (Michigan Chapter office)
Lansing
6–7:30 p.m. First meeting: June 20
Lansing Area Support Group - NEW!
M.S.U. East Fee Hall, Room 102
Contact: Carol Hilf, Patient Services Coordinator,
Scleroderma Foundation Michigan Chapter, 248-865-7259, 800-716-6554,
carolhilf@yahoo.com;
Celia B. Guro, Ph.D., M.S.U. Director, Personal Counseling
and Professional Development at 517-432-2734; or Doris Soliz-Hill,
Support Group Leader, 517-944-1497
Livonia
Second Thursday of each month except July and August.
Call for time.
Livonia Support Group
Livonia Dickenson Center on east side of Newburgh Road between Six & Seven Mile roads.
See
map and more information.
Support Group Leader: Barbara Case, (734) 464-3644, bcase002@twmi.rr.com
Taylor
10 a.m.–noon. Call for dates.
Downriver Support Group
St. Cyril's of Jerusalem, 6442 Pelham Road, Taylor, Mich.
See
map and directions.
Support Group Leader: Annie Valle, 734-946-4288 or
313-291-2055, avalle1930@hotmail.com
Traverse City
1:30–4:30 p.m., four times per year: April, May,
Sept. 23, and Oct. 28
Traverse City Support Group
We meet at the Munson Community Health Center, 550 Munson
Avenue, Traverse City, Mich. See
map and directions.
Support Group Leader: Gerri Frank, 231-929-0682, gerscleroderma@aol.com,
or Michigan Chapter office at 800-716-6554
Warren
7 p.m. second Thursday of each month (except August)
Warren Support Group
St. John's Macomb Hospital, Auditorium A, Physical Rehabilitation
Services Bldg., 12000 E. 12 Mile Road, Warren, Michigan. See
map and directions.
Support Group Leader: Sharon Noechel, 586-573-7749,
noech@comcast.net
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