| Alzheimers |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Alzheimer's Association |
West Tennessee Support Group |
Waverly Glen - 6551 Knight Arnold |
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Contact Phone: |
901-565-0011 or 1-800-237-3225 |
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| Page-Robbins Adult Day Care Center |
Caregiver support group for those whose asisst someone with Alzheimers. |
1961 South Houston Levee Road - Germantown, TN |
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Contact Name: |
Herbie Krisle |
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Contact Phone: |
901-854-1200 |
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| First Baptist Church of Memphis |
Provides support for those living with or caring for Alzheimers Disease. |
200 East Parkway North - Memphis, TN 38104 |
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Day(s): |
first Wednesday of each month (dinner meeting) |
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When: |
6:00 - 7:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Paul Martin |
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Contact Phone: |
901-454-1131 |
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| Bereavement |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| St Louis Catholic Church |
Provides bereavement and grief support. |
203 South White Station Road - Memphis, TN |
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Contact Name: |
Reba David |
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Contact Phone: |
901-682-6606 |
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| Blind/Visually Impaired |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Meritan Counseling Services |
Support group for anyone interested in learning more about vision loss. |
4700 Poplar Avenue, Ste 100 - Memphis, TN 38117 |
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Contact Name: |
Charlese Pennington |
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Contact Phone: |
901-766-0600 |
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| Brain Injury |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Regional Medical Center at Memphis |
Support group for people with acquired brain injury. |
Welsh Manor - 2900 Coleman Road - Memphis, TN |
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Day(s): |
third Tuesday of each month |
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When: |
6:30 - 8:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
901-545-8487 |
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Contact Phone: |
901-545-8487 |
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| Cancer |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Wings of Hope |
Ongoing support group for cancer patients |
Wings Cancer Foundation |
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Day(s): |
Wednesdays |
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When: |
5:30 - 7:00 PM |
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Contact Phone: |
662-996-1083 |
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| American Cancer Society |
Provides mastectomy/lumpectomy support. |
Christ United Methodist Church |
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Day(s): |
every fourth Monday of each month |
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When: |
7:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Malinda McDainel |
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Contact Phone: |
901-278-2000 |
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| Cancer / Breast |
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| Baptist Memorial Healthcare |
Women Helping Other Women (WHOW) breast cancer group |
Baptist Women's Hospital - 6225 Humphreys Blvd - Memphis, TN 38120 |
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Day(s): |
second Tuesday of each month |
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When: |
7:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Jackie Graves |
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Contact Phone: |
901-227-9694 |
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| American Cancer Society |
Provides mentoring & support for people facing breast cancer. |
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Contact Name: |
Peggy Kiihnl |
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Contact Phone: |
901-278-2091 |
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| Urban Health Education & Support Services |
"Carin' and Sharin'" supports those touched by breast cancer. |
538 Linden Avenue - Memphis, TN 38126 |
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Day(s): |
first Wednesday of each month |
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When: |
11:00 AM |
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Contact Name: |
Gwendolyn Brown |
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Contact Phone: |
901-448-1543 |
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| Bosom Buddies |
Breast cancer support group |
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Day(s): |
second Thursday of each month |
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When: |
5:30 - 7:30 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Ellen Eisner |
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Contact Phone: |
901-685-5969 |
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| Association of Cancer Online |
159 online cancer groups work with researchers and inform patients of clinical trials, tissue banks and genetic studies. |
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Website: |
www.ACOR.org |
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| LMSarcoma Direct Research Foundation |
Patients with leiomyosarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, contribute to a tissue bank; raise funds for research. |
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Website: |
www.lmsdr.org |
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| Life Raft Group |
Conduts drug side-effects studies of patients with gastrointestinal tumors; sponsors new research. |
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Website: |
www.liferaftgroup.org |
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| Myeloproliferative Disorders |
Blood-cancer group helps provide DNA samples to researchers; participates in quality-of-life studies. |
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Website: |
www.MPDINFO.org |
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| Cancer / Head & Neck |
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| UT Medical Group |
Delivers information to head and neck cancer survivors. |
UT Medical Group - 7945 Wolf River Blvd - Germantown, TN 38138 |
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Day(s): |
third Wednesday of each month |
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When: |
11:00 AM |
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Contact Name: |
Kathy King |
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Contact Phone: |
901-347-8314 |
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| Cancer / Lung |
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| Wings Cancer Foundation |
"Breath of Life" Lung Cancer Support Group |
The West Clinic |
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Contact Phone: |
901-683-0055 ext. 1159 |
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| Cancer / Mastectomy |
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| American Cancer Society |
Provides support for mastectomy / lumpectomy |
Christ United Methodist Church |
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Day(s): |
forth Monday of each month |
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When: |
7:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Malinda McDainel |
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Contact Phone: |
901-278-2000 |
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| Cancer / Prostate |
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| American Cancer Society |
"Man to Man" Prostate Cancer Support Group |
Baptist East - Powell Library |
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Day(s): |
third Thursday of each month |
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When: |
6:30 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Malinda McDainel |
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Contact Phone: |
901-725-8620 |
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| Cancer / Women |
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| Women with Wings |
Support group open to all women who are touched by cancer. |
Wings Cancer Foundation |
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Day(s): |
Wednesdays |
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When: |
5:30 - 7:00 PM |
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Contact Phone: |
901-683-0055 ext. 1159 |
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| Crohn's / Colitis |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Crohn's Colitis Foundation |
Crohn's & Colitis Support Group |
Germantown Library |
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Day(s): |
first Monday of each month |
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When: |
7:00 - 8:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Ronnie Kirsch |
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Contact Phone: |
901-755-2755 |
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| Crohn's Colitis Foundation |
Provides support for colitis/Crohn's disease. |
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Day(s): |
first Tuesday of each month |
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When: |
7:00 - 8:15 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Buddy Dunstan |
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Contact Phone: |
901-375-4800 |
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| Depression |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance |
Provides support for those affected by depression & caregivers. |
Life Center (part of Charter Lakeside Hospital) |
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Day(s): |
first and third Thursdy of each month |
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Contact Name: |
Kenneth Hetsel |
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Contact Phone: |
901-384-3754 |
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| Diabetes |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| American Diabetes Association |
Adult Diabetes Support Group |
Baptist East - Powell Library |
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Day(s): |
second Thursday of each month |
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When: |
7:00 PM |
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| Baptist Memorial Healthcare |
Adult Diabetes support group |
Baptist East - Powell Library |
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Day(s): |
second Thursday of each month |
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When: |
7:00 - 8:00 PM |
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Contact Phone: |
901-226-3748 |
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| American Diabetes Association |
Diabetes support group |
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Contact Name: |
Cathy Simonetti |
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Contact Phone: |
901-682-8232 |
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| Dystonia |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Dystonia Medical Research Foundation |
Provides support for people with Dystonia a movement disorder that causes uncontrolled muscle spasms. |
Saint Francis Hospital - 5959 Park Avenue |
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Day(s): |
second Sunday alternate months |
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When: |
2:00 - 4:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Marj Pierce |
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Contact Phone: |
1-800-489-6916 |
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| General Health |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Germantown Baptist Church |
Provides support for those dealing with a life threatening illness. |
Germantown Baptist Church - 9450 Poplar Avenue - Germantown, TN 38138 |
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Contact Name: |
Cyndi Siegfried |
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Contact Phone: |
901-755-7968 |
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| Grief / Children |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Baptist Memorial Healthcare |
Camp Good Grief - bereavement day camp for kids ages 7-12 |
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Day(s): |
end of July / 1st of August each year |
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Contact Phone: |
901-767-6767 ext. 767 |
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| Heart Disease |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Saint Francis Hospital |
Provides educational classes for individuals with congestive heart failure. |
Saint Francis Hospital - 5959 Park Avenue |
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Day(s): |
first Wednesday of each month |
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When: |
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Linda McGowan |
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Contact Phone: |
901-765-1366 |
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| American Heart Association |
Mended Hearts, Inc. - support group for heart attack or heart surgery survivors & / or their family. $17/year for individual or $24/year for family |
Saint Francis Hospital - 5959 Park Avenue |
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Day(s): |
fourth Thursday of each month |
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When: |
7:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Frankie Bandy |
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Contact Phone: |
901-386-7409 |
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| HIV/AIDS |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Mississippi Blvd Christian Church |
Support group for individuals living with HIV/AIDS |
70 North Bellevue Blvd - Memphis, TN 38104 |
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Contact Name: |
Carolyn Bryant |
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Contact Phone: |
901-276-4726 |
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| Friends for Life, Inc. |
Support group for individuals living with HIV/AIDS |
1384 Madison Avenue - Memphis, TN 38104 |
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Contact Name: |
Dr. Ricci A. Hellman |
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Contact Phone: |
901-272-0855 |
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| Hypertension |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Association |
Provides mutual support for those affected by hypertension. |
6998 Brooke Meadow Road - Memphis, TN 38133 |
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Contact Name: |
Barbara Thompson |
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Contact Phone: |
901-266-0507 |
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| Leukemia |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society |
Provides support for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease or myeloma |
4445 Malone Road - Memphis, TN 38118 |
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Contact Name: |
Brooke Gillis |
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Contact Phone: |
901-507-1634 |
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| Muscular Dystrophy |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association |
Sponsors four monthly support groups - call for specifics |
Each held at Christ United Methodist Church |
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Contact Name: |
Kelly Lorenz |
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Contact Phone: |
901-748-3036 |
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| Ostomy |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| United Ostomy Association |
Provides support for people affected by ostomies. |
First Evangelical Church - 735 Ridgelake Blvd, DL Moody - Memphis, TN |
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Day(s): |
Meets quarterly - $15 per year cost |
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When: |
2:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Bill Downs |
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Contact Phone: |
901-867-2420 |
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| Parenthood |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Baptist Memorial Healthcare |
"Beautiful Bundles" support group for new mothers |
Baptist Women's Hospital - Conf. room D - 1st floor |
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Day(s): |
Meets every Thursday |
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When: |
12:30 - 2:30 PM |
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Contact Phone: |
901-227-9873 |
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| Baptist Memorial Healthcare |
Provides support for new moms and their babies. |
Baptist Women's Hospital - 6225 Humphreys Blvd - Memphis, TN 38120 |
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Contact Name: |
Pam Sere |
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Contact Phone: |
901-227-9873 |
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| Parenthood / Adoption |
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| Germantown Baptist Church |
Hannah's Prayer - support group for women dealing with infertility, miscarriage or adoption |
Germantown Baptist Church - 9450 Poplar Avenue - Germantown, TN 38138 |
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Day(s): |
Tuesdays |
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When: |
6:45 - 8:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Linda Cox |
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Contact Phone: |
901-756-1305 |
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| Parenthood / SIDS |
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| Baptist Memorial Healthcare |
Provides grief support for families who have suffered from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
Baptist Women's Hospital - 6225 Humphreys Blvd - Memphis, TN 38120 |
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Contact Name: |
Carol Thetford |
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Contact Phone: |
901-227-9395 |
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| Postpartum |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Charter Lakeside |
Support group for new mothers with postpartum |
Lakeside Cresthaven Ctr - 1037 Cresthaven Road |
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Day(s): |
every Tuesday |
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When: |
5:30 - 7:00 PM |
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Contact Phone: |
901-355-4535 |
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| Stop Smoking |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Hope & Healing Center |
Commit to Quit - six week course in smoking cessation |
Church Health Center |
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Day(s): |
Course is available several times - $65 fee |
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Contact Phone: |
901-259-4673 |
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| Stroke |
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| Agency |
Name / Description of Group |
Where |
| Stroke Clubs of Memphis |
Provides support for those affected by stroke. |
Saint Francis Hospital - 5959 Park Avenue - Rehab. Services conf. room |
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Day(s): |
third Tuesday of each month |
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Contact Name: |
Joan Cunningham |
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Contact Phone: |
901-937-7545 |
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| Stroke Clubs of Memphis |
Provides support for those affected by stroke. |
Riverdale Estates |
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Day(s): |
third Thursday of each month |
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When: |
6:30 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Dana Daniels |
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Contact Phone: |
901-797-9694 |
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| Stroke Clubs of Memphis |
Provides support for those affected by stroke. |
Health South - North - 4100 Austin Peay Highway - Memphis, TN 38128 |
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Day(s): |
second Monday of each month |
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When: |
2:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Fred or Regina Ware |
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Contact Phone: |
901-876-3022 |
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| Stroke Clubs of Memphis |
Provides support for those affected by stroke. |
Health South - North - 4100 Austin Peay Highway - Memphis, TN 38128 |
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Day(s): |
second & fourth Wednesday of each month |
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When: |
2:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Cliff Roberts |
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Contact Phone: |
901-722-5000 |
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| Stroke Clubs of Memphis |
Provides support for those affected by stroke. |
Baptist Hospital - Germantown - 2100 Exeter Road - Germantown, TN 38138 |
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Day(s): |
third Saturday of each month |
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When: |
1:00 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Don or Marilyn Wright |
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Contact Phone: |
901-377-2862 |
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| Baptist Memorial Healthcare |
Provides support for those affected by stroke. |
Baptist Hospital - Germantown - 2100 Exeter Road - Germantown, TN 38138 |
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Day(s): |
fourth Saturday of each month |
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When: |
1:30 PM |
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Contact Name: |
Susan Stralka |
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Contact Phone: |
901-757-1350 |
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