Patient Support Groups

The LFC supports and promotes patient support groups across the country. If you have a support group that you would like to promote or to discuss support, please contact us at info@lymphoma.ca.

Current locations are listed below and the details can be found further down:

• Halton/Peel
• Oshawa
• Ottawa
• Toronto
• Vancouver
• Victoria
• Simcoe Ontario
• Halifax

The Lymphoma Support Group provides lymphoma patients an opportunity to meet with other lymphoma patients to talk about the impact of the diagnosis, including the emotions and fears associated with cancer, its disruption to one's life and family, concerns for the future, and strategies that patients might use to cope.

Toronto
Where: Wellspring at Sunnybrook, 2075 Bayview Ave. 416-480-4440
When: The second Wednesday of each month 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Access: These are drop-in groups so those who are interested can come whenever they can. Registration is not required, and patients are welcome to attend as many sessions as they wish.

Halton Peel
Where: Wellspring Halton-Peel, 2545 Sixth Line, Oakville, 905-257-1988
When: The first and third Monday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Access: These are drop-in groups so those who are interested can come whenever they can. Registration is not required, and patients are welcome to attend as many sessions as they wish.

Both groups are facilitated by a professional and co-facilitated by a peer (a lymphoma patient).

Oshawa
The Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre offers a Lymphoma Support Group on
the 2nd Thursday of each month, from 7-9pm.

For details, please contact:
Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre
86 Colbourne St. West
Oshawa, ON L1G 1L7
www.hearthplace.org
email: hearth.place@sympatico.ca

Vancouver
The Lymphoma Network/Support Group at Vancouver Cancer Centre provides lymphoma patients and their support people an opportunity to meet with each other to share information and talk about the impact of lymphoma on their lives. This is a peer support group. Invited speakers attend some sessions to share information on treatments, nutrition, stress reduction, coping strategies, as well as poets and writers sharing their journeys with this illness.
Where: 6th Floor Patient Lounge, Vancouver Cancer Centre, 600 West 10th Ave. When: The 2nd Tuesday of each month, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Access: These are drop-in groups. Registration is not required.
For more information on upcoming dates and speakers contact: Patient and Family Counselling Services (604) 877-6000 Local 2194 or sample@bccancer.bc.ca

Victoria
Where: Woodward Room - Begbie Hall, Royal Jubilee Hospital at the corner of Richmond & Coronation Streets in Victoria, BC.
When: 1st Thursday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Please call to confirm meeting date & place.)
Access: The group operates on a 'drop in' format with a guest speaker for the first 45 to 60 minutes followed by small group discussions. Registration is not required. We have attendees from the lower Island including from Courtney, Nanaimo, Duncan, Sooke and Sidney.
For more information on upcoming dates and speakers contact:
Glyn Williams - ph. (250) 598-8166 email - Glyn_Williams@telus.net
Chuck Addison - ph. (250) 727-3691 email - chuckaddison@home.com
Linda Wiebe - ph. (250) 655-0232 email - lwiebe@inetex.com
Patient & Family Counselling Department Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Phone # (250) 519-5525

Ottawa
Where: The Hospice at MayCourt, 114 Cameron, The River Room
When: The first Tuesday of the month.
Group Sharing & Caring: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Contact: Evelyn at 613-232-7795 or Pleasie at 613-241-7141
website: www.lsgo.ca

Simcoe, Ontario
Where: Norfolk General Hospital
365 West Street
Simcoe, Ontario
Diabetes Room
When: Every Second Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm
Contact: Jean 1-519-426-7491

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Please contact
Christine Andrews
christineandrews@eastlink.ca

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