SUPPORT
Support Groups You Can Attend In Person
Arnprior, Ontario. Meetings are held at Grace-St.Andrew United Church, at 7p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday's of each month. For more information contact Betty Bradford at 613 -622-7805 or by email at buh98@yahoo.com. You may also contact the church leaders, Meg and David at 613-623-3176 or by email at ormeg-david@arnprior.com.
Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Fibromyalgia Support Group meets the second Wednesday of every second month, from March to November at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. They meet at St. Andrews United Church, 117 Bloor Street East. Telephone them at: 416-760-2227 or contact by E-mail: TorFMGrp@hotmail.com
Moose Jaw FMS/CFS Support Group 65 Maple St. E. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan S6H 4R6 Canada mailto:buhl@sk.sympatico.ca Meetings held on 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Contact Debbie at 306-694-1261
The Fibromyalgia Group of Newfoundland and Labrador. They meet at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital on the second Tuesday of each month, at 7:15 p.m. Gail is the fundraiser for the group, contact her at crossstitchlady@yahoo.com if you need more information. They collect grocery tapes from Sobey's Supermarket, and from Dominion Supermarket.
Fibromyalgia Support - Ottawa West They meet the 1st. Tues of the month (except for Jan., Feb, Jul. and Aug.) at 8 pm. Meeting place is The Olde Forge 2730 Carling Ave. in Ottawa. Phone: 613-831-7129 Fax: 613-831-6145 E-Mail contact: SCAlder@ncf.ca Home Page: http://www.ncf.ca/fibromyalgia/
Ottowa Fibromyalgia Support Group.
Monthly pot luck meetings take place on the last Thursday of each month at 12:00 noon until 1:30 p.m.,
(except for July, August and December). Meetings are held at Fisher Heights Child Care and Recreation
Facility, Recreation Room "A", 2nd Floor, 1026 Baseline Road, Ottawa, Ontario. For more information, email
or phone contact one of the 3 coordinators:
Marcy, themannes@rogers.com, 613/228-1460; or,
Huguette, hugnjean@magma.ca, 613/822-7830; or,
Armanda, armanda_star@hotmail.com, 613/224-0062.
Web Page: http://www.fm-cfs.ca/ofsg.html.
England
Lancashire, England Lancaster and District FMS Support Group ATTN: Mr. Clifford, Secretary 5 Grizedale Place Morecambe, England LA3 2EU U.K. Meet Monthly Email: Julie4Ian@aol.com
Nottinghamshire Fibromyalgia Support Group Monthly Meetings. Nottinghamshire Fibromyalgia Support Group ATTN: Helen Shortland, Secretary 10 Dalbeattie Close Arnold, Nottingham, England NG5 8QX U.K. Or Email: hells-@geocities.com
Fibromyalgia support group (North East).
We meet in the function room in the Bowling Alley, Newcastle Road, Sunderland.
All meetings begin at 2 o'clock.
There is a speaker on the first Monday of the month.
The meeting on the third Monday of each month is purely a social meeting.
Membership is £5 annually with an additional £1 per meeting.
Anyone who has been diagnosed is welcome as are their caregivers, families and
friends - there is no charge for guests.
We run a help line on 0191 5130015 which is also the fax number. You can also
send Email to angelo@fibromyalgia.fsnet.co.uk
United States
California:
CFS/FM/ME Support Group for the Central Coast
P.O. Box 534
Salinas, CA. 93902
(831) 642-2455
Monthly meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month at 3:00 PM.
Meeting location:
Hospice Resource Center
Valley Center (Corner of Ramie and So. Main St.)
Salinas, California
The Loma Linda FMS/CFS Group. They meet at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical
Center, 11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, California. Time 5:30-7:30pm on the first and
third Thursdays, 3rd floor, Social Work Conference Room. Feel free to bring your dinner.
For more information contact Mary McKennell at (909) 825-7084, ext.2645 or email Mary
McKennel at: Mary.McKennel@med.va.gov.
Lending library and email reminders are available.
Beaver Medical Group FM/CFS Support group. 2 West Fern Ave., Redlands, CA.
For more information call 335-4131 or email Mary McKennel at:
Mary.McKennel@med.va.gov.
Meeting time: 3rd Tuesday of the month from 6:30pm - 8:00pm.
Neuromuscular Fibromights Murrieta, CA 92563 They Meet
Monthly. (909) 677-3251
tsubo11@aol.com for more details.
Whittier Fibromyalgia Support Group Contact: LnBCarlson@aol.com
120 La Plaza Drive, La Habra, CA 90631-4446 Meets: 3rd Thursday of
each month, except December, from 7-9 p.m. Location: Whittier Presbyterian
Intercommunity Hospital in the Hacienda Heights Room.
Fibromyalgia Awareness Support Group Contact DWebs99198@aol.com
1599 Border Ave. Corona, California 91720 Meets: Monthly The meeting is the second
Sunday of every month from 6 to 8pm Location: Corona Regional Medical Center
Contact Donna for room info at (909) 735-0893
FMS/CFS support group meets at the Maidu Community Center 1550 Maidu Dr.,
Roseville CA on the FIRST TUESDAY of the month from 10am - 11:30. We have
guest speakers and information, call Sue (916) 966-1287 for more info or
E-mail suealexder@aol.com
Connecticut:
C.O.O.L. - Controlling Our Own Lives
A Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myofascial Pain Syndrome Support Group.
We are a support/information/group. We have an on-line group/message board.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/cool_sters
We offer one-on-one help and telephone support/information.
For more information, call Shy at (860) 873-1672.
E-mail address is : cool_sters@yahoo.com
Florida:
Melbourne, FL. Fibro Friends meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 7 PM.
At this time they are at the Melbourne Rialto Hilton, and will switch to
Holmes Regional Medical center auditorium some time this summer.
Contact person is Sheri Becker MSW 434-8061 There are no fees. They have
over 300 members from central and south Brevard
Georgia:
Thomasville FMS support group meets at 7pm on the second Monday of each month
in Morningside Mehtodist Church. The church is located on the corner of
Pinetree Blvd. and Smith Ave. The group has speakers, open forums and
educational literature.
Illinois:
The Southern Illinois Fibromyalgia Support Group. They meet on the 4th Monday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
at Homer Butler High Rise on N. Market Street. There is also a Saturday morning meeting
that meets at 10:00 a.m. Contact Marsha yesac@midwest.net
(618) 993-8327 or Sharon at (618) 997-1174 for more information.
Kentucky:
Fibrofriends of Northern Kentucky, Lakeside Park, KY. We meet the last Saturday of each month starting at
10:30 AM until 12:30 PM. The meetings are held at Immanuel United Methodist Church, Room 11, 2551 Dixie
Highway, Lakeside Park, KY 41017. Childcare is not currently available. Our meetings are open to anyone
with fibromyalgia as well as their support persons. Please contact Nelda Purdon at 859-586-4733 or email
purdon@peoplepc.com for further information. Visit our website
at Firbro Friends of Northern
Kentucky.
Maryland:
The Carolyn A. Robertson Chronic Pain Organization
meets the 4th Tues. of each month at the LaVale Methodist Church, National
Hwy, LaVale, MD 7 to 9 PM. Support group for any type of Chronic Pain.
Specifically FMS/MPS/CFS/Lupus/RSD P.O. Box 5391, Cresaptown, MD 21505-5391; 301-729-6510; 301-729-5248
Fax; rice1@mindspring.com
Massachusetts:
Northampton They meet on the 4th Monday of every month at Cooley
Dickenson Hospital, in Dakin. Conference rm. A, from 7pm to 9pm.
Each month they host a speaker who has something to share on Fibromyalgia.
Doctors, Lawyers, ergonomic specialists and motivators like author Noah
St John from the success clinic.
Michigan:
Brighton CFS/FMS Group
Monthly meetings are the 2nd Wednesday at 6:30 PM at the following addres -
St. Joseph Mercy-Woodland Health Center
7575 Grand River
Brighton, MI. (this is our meeting address only)
Our Snail Mail Is: P.O. Box 282 - Brighton, MI. 48116
Our E-mail is: http://www.geocites.com/Brightoncfsfms
Or Contact: Peg Bowers @ (248)346-3164
Livonia CFS/Fibromyalgia Support Group meets the 2nd Wednesday each month (Jan.-Nov) at 7:00pm
at the Livonia Civic Center Library, 32777 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI.
Call (248)346-3l64 for more information or visit their website at
http://www.geocities.com/LivoniaCFSFMS, or email
Livoniacfsfms@yahoo.com.
FMS/MPS/Chronic Pain Support Group of Ionia County, Contact
Person: Carrie Thomas,
cthomas@remc8.k12.mi.us
or painhelp@iserv.net.
This group is for those who need support for Fibromyalgia &/or Myofascial
Pain Syndromes, Muscular Pain, or Chronic Pain of some other form. 2nd
Tuesday of Each Month, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bring whatever
supportive devices needed to remain comfortable. Location: SaranacHigh
School, 150 S. Pleasant Street, Board of Education Room, Saranac,
MI 48881. (Saranac is located in Ionia County, MI. Just
minutes off I-96 about 1/2 way inbetween Lansing & Grand Rapids.
Surrounding area communities include: Lowell, Ionia, Belding, Greenville,
Clarksville, Palo, Portland, and Lake Odessa. Organizers have asked that
the location address not be used for solicitation purposes. If
you need to send a letter, please address it to P.O. Box 255, Saranac,
MI 48881.
Manistee, Michigan and surrounding areas. Contact person: Doris Hardenburgh,
rdj@t-one.net
We meet at the Little River Band Health Clinic the 3rd Monday of each month
at 7:00 pm. The clinic is at the corner of 9th St. and US31, we meet in the
upper level.
Mississippi:
Fibromyalgia and CFIDS Support Group 4322 Shenandoah Rd. Vicksburg, MS
39180 They Meet: 1st. Tuesday of each month. 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Columbia Vicksburg Medical Center Cafeteria Meets: Judy Proctor
jproctor@magnolia.net
(601) 636-6185
North Carolina:
The Candida and Fibromyalgia Support Group Mecklenburg County
If you are dealing with Fibromyalgia and issues of the yeast candida.
For more information about their meetings, call a group member at 543-7717
weekdays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. or on weekend days.
Ohio:
AWARE International, Association With A Responsibility to Educate.
A support group that meets monthly in Brunswick, Ohio to cover topics
and issues related to FM/CFS and chronic pain. Contact them at PO Box 605
Brunswick, Ohio 44212-0605 or call 330-225-4415. Meetings usually take
place at the public library.
Oklahoma:
Enid - Fibromyalgia Support Group meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm
at Integris Health Pavillion, 401 S. 3rd, Enid, OK in the Doctors Dining Room.
Friends and family members are welcome.
Contact Laurene Miller, R.P.T. at 508-548-1163
Tennessee:
Anderson Co. Fibromyalgia Support Group, 120 Meadow Lane Clinton, TN 37716. We meet at the Clinton Public
Library, on the 2nd Saturday each month at 1:00 p.m. Casual dress, interactive forum, free Fibro literature.
For further information, contact Katherine Parten, at (423)457-7465 or Rita Hawkins (423)426-2504. You may
also contact them via email at partenrj@esper.com.
Henry County Fibromyalgia Support Group, Henry County Medical Center, 301 Tyson Avenue, Paris, TN. 38242. We
meet the second (2nd) and fourth (4th) Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For further information, you may
contact me, Carol Douglas, at 731-642-6212 or via email at
purrfectcat@bellsouth.net.
Texas:
The Fibromyalgia Association of Houston, Inc. (FMAH) have support group meetings
held on the 4th Tuesday of each month from January through October. The November/December meeting will be
the 1st Tuesday of December. All meetings are free and open to the public. Check out the website for
further information or contact FMAH at FMAHouston@yahoo.com.
The Soft Hugs support group for people with chronic pain is now meeting at Hunter's Glen Baptist Church
located at 4001 Custer Rd. in Plano, TX 75023. They meet from 6:30pm -8:00pm on the 4th Tuesdays of the month.
Their first meeting was 10-28-03. Contact Robin at
robin.herrington@verizon.net for more information.
The Fibromyalgia Support Group of North Texas 1401 Airport Freeway, Suite 108
Northeast Community Medical Building 1 Bedford, TX 76021 Phone: 817-545-8909.
Meetings: 4th Saturday of each month, 10:30am-12:00pm (except holidays).
Casual dress, interactive forum.
Vermont:
Chester Fibromyalgia Support Group Ellsworth Clinic Chester,
Vermont 05143 They meet the last Monday of the month at 6 pm. Contact Donna
Colburn for more information at 802-875-3920
Virginia:
Portsmouth, VA Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes Support Group
Maryview Hospital - Conference room #A. 2nd Monday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
For more information contact: Cindy, (757)399-2426 or email Karen at
kgil526693@aol.com
Washington State:
North Seattle Monthly Fibromyalgia Support Group Meeting
- MONTHLY meetings to share information with other fibro folks. Held at 2 p.m. on the fourth
Thursday of each month at Group Health Clinic Northgate, 9800 4th Ave. NE, Seattle WA 98125. Parking is
available. Because some individuals with fibromyalgia are often chemically sensitive, we ask that you not
wear fragrances (perfume, cologne, scented hair spray, etc.) to our events. For more information contact:
Valerie Kiesel, valkiesel@comcast.net, or 206-523-4958.
North Seattle Weekly Fibro Folk Coffee Clatch - WEEKLY
gatherings for people with Fibromyalgia, their friends and family to come together for fellowship, coffee,
lunch, or just to visit. Held each Thursday morning, 11:00 a.m., at the Little Pastry Cafe, 11740 15th NE,
Seattle WA 98125. Because some individuals with fibromyalgia are often chemically sensitive, we ask that you not
wear fragrances (perfume, cologne, scented hair spray, etc.) to our events. For more information contact:
Valerie Kiesel, valkiesel@comcast.net, or 206-523-4958.
Whidbey Island Freeland - Day and Evening meetings, E-mail or call for times and locations.
No preregistration needed. Fibromyalgia Support Group, P.O. Box 942, Langley, WA 98260-0942.
Email contact: FibroFog@whidbey.com or call: 360-321-4705
Kent, South King County. Contact Jeannine Martin, Group Leader, at 253-859-4685 or
email at jmmama@juno.com for locations and directions.
They meet the 1st Monday at 7:00 pm and the 3rd Saturday at 10:00 am of each month.
SW, Cowlitz County. Fibromyalgia Support Group of Cowlitz County. Group leader is Carol Mahnke. You can
contact her via email at carola@kalama.com, or by phone at
360-423-7543. They meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Charlies Restaurant, located at
Washington Way and Ocean Beach Hwy at 11:30 am. No host lunch is available.
Edmonds/South Snohomish County Fibromyalgia Support Group
Located at:
Stevens Hospital
21601 76th Ave.
Edmonds, WA.
Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the 3rd Floor Conference Room at 7PM.
Contact #: (425) 608-9507
Email us at: Washington DC:
Fibromyalgia Association of Greater Washington, D.C. E-mail them at
info@fmagw.org or visit their website,
http://www.fmagw.org.
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