Colorado Support Groups
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, or to suggest topics or speakers of interest to you, please contact the support group leader in your area below or the chapter office at cochapter@scleroderma.org or 303-806-6686.
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.
"Virtual" Support Group
Teleconference/Videoconference
Support Group
7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Thursday evenings.
To join by computer: https://join.me/coscleroderma
To join by phone (or if your computer has no audio) 302-202-5900, enter
conference ID 947-770-935.
Contact: Christine
Shephard
Phone: 303-806-6686
Email: cochapter@scleroderma.org
Meeting Schedule
May 9, 2019 - To be announced
August
8, 2019 - Aryeh Fischer, MD, Associate Professor of
Medicine, Director, Systemic Scleroderma Program at UCHealth will host a
question and answer session on lungs and scleroderma.
November
7, 2019 - Presentation on When to Apply for Social Security
Disability hosted by Lyndsey Ellis, Allsup. Learn more about the process
of applying for Social Security disability benefits, especially the connection
to your ability to work, and the requirements to reach a successful approval
for benefits by the Social Security Administration. The presentation will
provide an overview on working with your medical providers to assess your
financial options, applying for and using Social Security Disability Insurance
benefits, and the critical advantages of receiving SSDI.
Colorado Springs
Southern Colorado Support Group
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., 3rd Saturday of odd months
Penrose Cancer Center, Room CC-C, 2222 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO
80907
Contact: Christine Shephard
Phone: 303-806-6686
Email: cochapter@scleroderma.org
Meeting Schedule
May 18, 2019 - To be announced.
July
20, 2019 - To be announced.
September
21, 2019 - Update on workshops presented at the 2019 National
Patient Education Conference.
November
16, 2019 - To be announced
Denver
Mile High Support Group
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., 2nd Saturday of the month.
Scleroderma Foundation Rocky Mountain Chapter office, 5403 E. Evans Ave.,
Denver, CO 80222
NOTE: THIS IS A NEW LOCATION FOR THE MEETINGS STARTING WITH THE MARCH 2019
MEETING!
Contact: Sandee Maas,
co-leader
Phone: 720-272-7786
Email: sandeejo@gmail.com
Barb Frodin, co-leader
Meeting Schedule
May 11, 2019 - To be announced.
June
8, 2019 - Annual picnic. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mamie D. Eisenhower
Park, 4300 E. Dartmouth Ave., Denver, CO 80222.
July
13, 2019 - To be announced.
August
10, 2019 - Update on the workshops presented at the 2019 National
Patient Education Conference.
September
14, 2019 - To be announced.
October
12, 2019 - To be announced.
November
9, 2019 - To be announced.
December
14, 2019 - Annual holiday party.
Loveland
Northern Colorado Support Group
10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 4th Saturday of even months
Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Arapahoe Peaks and
Mount Meeker rooms (lower level) Loveland, CO 80538.
Contact: Judy Laible, co-leader
Phone: 970-215-8154
Email: jlaible@frii.com
Barb Kinneer, co-leader
Phone: 970-817-4386
Email: kinneer.barbara@gmail.com
Meeting Schedule
June 22, 2019 - Amanda Mixon, PA, Arthritis & Rheumatology Clinic
of Northern Colorado, will discuss symptoms and treatments for scleroderma.
August
24, 2019 - Update on the workshops presented at the 2019
National Patient Education Conference.
October
26, 2019 - Sharon Petty, PT, DPT, OCS, of UCHealth Outpatient
Rehabilitation Services, will discuss physical therapy and scleroderma.
December
7, 2019 - Annual holiday luncheon at 11 a.m. at The
Moot House, 2626 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO
80525. (NOTE: DIFFERENT DATE, TIME AND LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT!)
Grand Junction
Western Slope Support Group
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., 2nd Saturday of odd months.
Community Hospital, Legacy Room 1, 2351 G Road, Grand Junction, CO 81505
Contact: Garnet Hoover
Phone: 970-234-1142
Email: wolfing57@gmail.com
Meeting Schedule
May 11, 2019 – Support Group Picnic,
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Canyon View Park, 730 24 Rd., Grand Junction, CO 81505. Look for the pop-up tent. Bring a dish to share. (NOTE: DIFFERENT LOCATION
FOR THIS EVENT!)
July 13, 2019 - To be announced.
September
14, 2019 - Update on the workshops presented at the 2019
National Patient Education Conference.
November
9, 2019 - To be announced.
