Boca Raton
This support group for Leukemia, Lymphoma and multiple myeloma meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 4:00 ? 5:00 p.m. at the Lynn Regional Cancer Center, Boca Raton Community Hospital, in the Education Center, 800 Meadows Road, Boca Raton, FL. For more information, please contact Cancer Care Coordidnator, Barbara Pearl at 561-955-5658 or by E-Mail at b.pearl@centerforhemonc.com
Brooksville
Nature Coast Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:00 ? 7:30 p.m. at the Oak Hill Partners Club at Oak Hill Hospital, 11375 Cortez Blvd (Hwy 50), Brooksville, FL 34613. For more information, please contact Dianne Terry at 352-621-0672 or by E-mail Dianne_MM@tampabay.rr.com or Richard Blustein at 352-428-4536 or by E-mail blustein22@aol.com
Broward County/Fort Lauderdale LL & MM Support Group
This group meets on the 4th Thursday of each month on the second floor of the Cancer Center at Holy Cross Hospital, Michael & Dianne Biens Comprehensive Cancer Center, 4725 N. Fed. Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Ronnie Maynard (patient) at 954-971-5549 or by E-Mail at browardflorida4LLMM@yahoo.com or Christina Austin-Valere, MSW at 954-267-7770 or by E-mail at chris.austin-valere@holy-cross.com.
Ft. Myers
This group meets the 2nd Saturday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in Room HP2A at HealthPark Medical Center, 9981 S. HealthPark Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908. For more information, contact Joanie Borbely at 860-655-7107 or jborbely@myeloma.org.
Gainesville Area
The Gainesville Myeloma Support Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the D?Acosta House, 703 N.E. First Street, Gainesville, FL.? This is a great opportunity for patients, caregivers, family and friends to share experiences and learn more about multiple myeloma.? For more information, please contact Gale Smith, LCSW, at 352-265-0224 or by E-Mail at galemsmith2000@yahoo.com.
Jacksonville (North Florida)
The Jacksonville Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel at The Mayo Clinic, 4600 San Pablo Road (off J.T. Butler Blvd., S.R. 202). Myeloma patients, family members and friends are encouraged to contact Hunter & Dianna Chiles at 904-491-0007 or by E-mail at luvsuns@comcast.net; for more information please refer to their website: www.northflorida.myeloma.org.
Maitland
The Central Florida Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Asbury Methodist Church Choir Room, 220 W. Horatio Ave. Maitland, FL 32751. For more information contact Ken Fabian at 407-928-2808 or Email at kenfabian011107@yahoo.com or Richard Wells at richard.wells@celebration.fl.us.
Miami
This group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month (3rd Wed. in Nov. & Dec.) from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at The Cancer Support Community, 8609 S. Dixie Hwy, Miami. For more information, please contact Peggy Rios, Program Director for The Wellness Community at 305-668-5900 or by E-Mail at prios@twcmiami.com or Mae S. Greenberg, LMHC at 305-252-0940 or maegreenberg@att.net.
Naples
This group meets the 2nd Saturday of the month at 9:00 AM in Room 116, North Naples Hospital, 11190 Health Park Blvd, Naples, Florida, FL 34110. For more information, contact Joanie Borbely at 860-655-7107 or jborbely@myeloma.org.
Palm Beach/Broward County
This professionally led Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 South Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. For more information, please contact Lynn Edinoff, LCSW, Oncology Resource Coordinator, at 561-737-7733 ext. 4948/email: lynn.edinoff@bethesdahealthcare.com .
Port Charlotte
The Port Charlotte Support Group meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 11:00 AM at the Charlotte County Library on Rt. 776, Englewood, FL. For more information, please contact Joanne Stramara Ascencio at 941-697-2493 or joannestram@comcast.net.
Sarasota
Multiple Myeloma Networking Group. This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. at The Wellness Community Southwest Florida, 3900 Clark Road #P-3, Sarasota, FL 34233. For more information, please contact Laurel Healy by email at Laurel@wellness-swfl.org or 941-921-5539 or Julie O?Brien by email at julieobee@verizon.net.
Sebring
The Sebring Florida Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets the 4th Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at 1110 Hammock Road (The Bud & Donna Summers House), Sebring, FL.? For more information, please contact Sandra Fantauzzi at 863-385-1244 or sfantauzzi@flcancer.com.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
This educational group meets on the 4th Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Meeting Room 3 at the Mease Countryside Hospital, 3231 McMullen Booth Road, Safety Harbor, FL. For more information, please contact Sam Kalig at 813-758-0772; Ginny Vaillancourt at 727-345-0711; or Jim Barth by email at no_more_secrets@mac.com.
Titusville
The Space Coast Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Space Coast Cancer Center, 840 North Washington Ave, Titusville, FL. For more information please contact Rosemary Herring at 321-271-4906 or spacecoastmm@cfl.rr.com.
West Palm, Martin and St. Lucie Counties
The Multiple Myeloma support group of Palm Beach , Martin, and St. Lucie Counties is not meeting regularly at present. For more information, please contact Bob or Cindy Feltzin at home: 561-624-8888 or cell: 305-233-2718.
Weston
The Cleveland Clinic Multiple Myeloma Support Group is an education and support meeting for Multiple Myeloma patients, caregivers and families sponsored by the International Myeloma Foundation and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. For dates and times call Cara Kondaki, LCSW @ 954-659-5604.