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general cancer |
breast cancer | other
cancers
caregivers | grief support |
children's
support | online support
general
cancer
- American Cancer Society Peninsula,
Williamsburg and Northern Neck
| phone: |
757-591-8330, Patient
Services 888-227-6333 |
| address: |
895 Middleground Blvd
Suite 154, Newport News, VA, 23606 |
- Ostomy Support Group
- Affiliated with the United Ostomy
Association, and Satellite of Peninsula Ostomy. Meets first
Sunday March, June, September, and December at 3:00 pm. Williamsburg Community
Hospital, Conference Room 5, 301 Monticello Avenue.
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phone: |
757-259-6033 |
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address: |
Sentara Williamsburg
Community Hospital, 301 Monticello Ave., Williamsburg, VA, 23185 |
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notes: |
Kathy Beck |
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- United Ostomy Association
- Support group for anyone with colon or
bladder cancer and anyone with an ostomy. Meets 1st Tuesday 7:00pm
except July and August.
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phone: |
757-930-2107 |
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address: |
Temple Baptist
Church, 235 Harpersville Rd., Newport News, VA |
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notes: |
Joyce Belote |
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- Peninsula Cancer Support Group
- Provides support for cancer patients,
their families, and friends. Meetings are designed for adults and
those in their late teens. Daytime meetings take place on the 1st
Wednesday of the month, at 2:00pm in the Riverside Regional Cancer
Treatment Conference Room, Riverside Medical Center, Entrance E.
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phone: |
757-594-3099 |
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address: |
Riverside Cancer
Treatment Center, Riverside Medical Center, 500 J. Clyde Morris
Blvd, Newport News, VA 23612 |
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notes: |
Frances A. Holcomb,
Cancer Education and Outreach Nurse |
Sentara Careplex - Please call for date/times.
| phone: |
757-827-2438 |
| address: |
3000 Coliseum Dr.
Hampton, Va. |
| notes: |
Belinda Risher |
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- Williamsburg
AIDS Network
- Client services for HIV+ individuals
through case management, education programs and health fairs
community-wide.
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breast cancer
- Beyond Boobs! Support Group for
Young Women with Breast Cancer
- The group is for women in their 40s and younger who have just been diagnosed,
are in treatment, or are beyond. We offer Tea and Talk, encouragement, laughter, and someone to talk with who "has been there."
We have ladies from the Williamsburg area, Newport News, Hampton, and Poquoson.
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phone: |
Rene Bowditch,
757-561-4749 |
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address: |
Call Rene for
directions. The group meets one Sunday a month at
2PM (time varies) in Rene's Kingspoint home. |
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notes: |
The group
communicates with each other mostly by email. |
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Focus on Breast Cancer awareness,
education, legislative issues and fund-raising. Meets 2nd Tuesday
7:15pm September through June, Mary Immaculate Hospital Ruth
Belle Room-Conference Center
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phone: |
757-872-9403 |
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address: |
101 Royal Colven
Dr, Yorktown, VA 23602 |
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notes: |
Sally Taylor
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- Breast Cancer Support Group
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Addresses the needs and concerns of
breast cancer patients in a supportive, caring environment. Provides
informative, social and emotional support. Meets 3rd Wednesday 7:30pm
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phone: |
757-874-8328 |
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address: |
Mary Immaculate
Hospital, 2 Bernardine Drive, Newport News, VA, 23602 |
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notes: |
Sudie Stultz |
- Reach to Recovery Program
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Reach to Recovery volunteers offer support and information before, during, and
after a breast cancer diagnosis. Whenever possible, Reach attempts to match
the person with a volunteer who is similar in age and who has had a similar
breast cancer experience. There is no charge for the Reach to
Recovery services.
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phone: |
1-800-ACS-2345
(American Cancer Society) |
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notes: |
Karen Hornstein,
Peninsula Area Coordinator
hkaren871 @ aol . com |
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- Williamsburg Women With Breast Cancer Support
Group
***Disbanded as of June 2007
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For women with active or inactive
breast cancer, seeking support, help and information. Meets 1st
Thursday 7:00-8:30pm, Hospice House
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phone: |
757-259-4233 |
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address: |
Hospice House 4445
Powhatan Parkway Williamsburg, VA. 23188 |
- Breast Cancer Support Group
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Please call for dates and times.
| phone: |
757-827-2438 |
| address: |
Sentara CarePlex 3000
Coliseum Dr. Hampton, VA. |
| notes: |
Belinda Risher |
Sentara
Online Breast Cancer Support Group
see:
Online Support
other cancers
- HUGS: Gynecological cancer support
group
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Sponsored by the American Cancer
Society. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 pm.
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phone: |
757-436-3273
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address: |
Community United
Methodist Church, 1072 Old Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach, VA
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notes: |
Sharon Bander
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- Leukemia Support Group
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Please call for date and time.
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phone: |
757-827-2438 |
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address: |
Sentara Careplex
3000 Coliseum Dr. Hampton, VA |
|
notes: |
Belinda Risher |
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- MAN-TO-MAN Prostate Cancer Support
Group
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Please call for date and time.
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phone: |
757-827-2438 |
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address: |
Sentara Careplex
3000 Coliseum Dr. Hampton, VA |
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notes: |
Belinda Risher |
Southeastern Virginia Multiple Myeloma Support Group
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contact: |
Jerry Walton |
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phone: |
757-495-8432 |
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email: |
jerryewalton @ cox
. net |
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meetings: |
Saturdays: August 18, September 15, October 20,
November 17, December 15 |
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Place: |
Sentara Leigh Hospital Private Dinning Room
830 Kempsville Road
Norfolk |
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Time: |
10:00AM-Noon. |
caregivers
- Caregivers Support Group
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Please call for date and time.
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phone: |
757-827-2438 |
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address: |
Sentara Careplex
3000 Coliseum Dr. Hampton, VA |
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notes: |
Belinda Risher |
- BonSecours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Caregivers Support Group
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Please call for date and time.
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phone: |
757-889-4640 |
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address: |
2 Bernadine
Drive Newport News, VA. |
|
notes: |
Belinda Risher |
- Catholic Charities Caregivers'
Support Group
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Meets 1st Tuesday 10:00-11:30am St.
Bede's Catholic Church in Williamsburg Provides a support system for
individuals who care for someone, whether on a physical, emotional,
spiritual, or social level
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phone: |
757-875-0060 |
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notes: |
Barb Cork |
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- Hospice Caregivers Support Group
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Meets on the first and third Tuesday
of each month from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. in the Hospice Family Support
Room. There is no cost to join and the group is open to
newcomers at any time.
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phone: |
757-253-1220 |
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address: |
4445 Powhatan
Parkway, Williamsburg
www.williamsburghospice.org |
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notes: |
facilitated by
Bell-Jo Rodgers, nurse consultant |
children's support
- Teen Program
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A support group for teen-age oncology
patients. The group is open to all oncology patients between the ages
of about 13-18 years old.
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phone: |
757-668-7931 |
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address: |
Children's Hospital
of the King's Daughters Norfolk |
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notes: |
Sheila McElmurry |
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- Kidz 'N Grief
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Grief support group for ages 3-19 (5
separate groups). Meets the 2nd and 4th Monday night.
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phone: |
757-886-6613 |
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address: |
Bon Secours Mary
Immaculate Hospital, 2 Bernadine Drive, Newport News, VA |
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notes: |
Beth Pile |
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Offers financial assistance, Family
Support Group, Teen Support Group, and free educational
materials to leukemia patients and their families.
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phone: |
757-838-9351 |
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address: |
2101 Executive Dr.,
Box 21 Hampton, VA, 23666 |
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notes: |
Family Support
Group (for adults)
Teen Support Group
for teens aged 15-19 affected by cancer. |
grief support
- Catholic Charities Bereavement
Support Group
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Meets 1st
Tuesday each month 1:00-2:30pm Guides individuals through the grief
process by providing support and information
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phone: |
757-857-0060 |
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address: |
St. Bede's Catholic
Church, Williamsburg |
|
notes: |
Barb Cork |
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Hospice provides professional and
volunteer assistance to incurably ill patients and their families.
Support groups for caregivers (of any seriously ill person) and
bereavement workshops are open to the community at large.
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phone: |
757-253-1220 |
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address: |
4445 Powhatan
Parkway, Williamsburg VA, 23188 |
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www.williamsburghospice.org |
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notes: |
Linda Taylor (Executive Director) |
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- BonSecours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Grief Support
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Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday, 7:00pm.
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phone: |
757-886-6613 |
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address: |
2 Bernadine Drive
Newport News, Virginia |
|
notes: |
Beth Pile |
online
support
Sentara
Online Breast Cancer Support Group
Breast cancer survivors, friends and family can join Sentara's
free online breast cancer support group. The online support
group allows members to communicate with one another anytime, 24 hours a
day through an email list.
| phone: |
800-SENTARA |
| web
address: |
www.sentara.com/cancer/online_support_group.htm |
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