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
Where: The Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre, 86 Colborne St. W. 905-579-4833 When: The second Thursday and the fourth Wednesday of each month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Both sessions are facilitated by a professional and co-facilitated by a peer. Please register to attend these sessions. Website:http://www.hearthplace.org/ Email: sonja@hearthplace.org
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
Sarnia, Ontario
Where: Canadian Cancer Society office at 714 Lite St. Sarnia, Ontario When: The first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm Access: Patients and Caregivers are welcome Contact: Deborah Morris at dmorris@ebtech.net for more information This is a blood cancer support group for patients with all forms of blood cancers
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: http://www.lsgo.ca/
Toronto Where: Wellspring at Sunnybrook, 2075 Bayview Ave. 416-480-4440 When: The first 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. Calgary Where: Wellspring Calgary, 1404 Home Road NW, 403-521-5292 When: The fourth Thursday evening of the month from 7:00 - 8:30 *Please note that there will be no meeting in August 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. www.wellspringcalgary.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 top
