Ft. Myers/Naples Area
The Southwest Florida Multiple Myeloma Network Group meets on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Beginning July they will meet every other month (odd) at the North Collier Hospital, 1190 Healthpark Blvd., Naples, Florida 34110 and (even) at Healthpark Medical Center, 9981 South Health Park Drive, Fort Myers, FL from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Facility: 239-433-7799. For more information, please contact Phillip O'Donnell by E-Mail at podsnod@swfla.rr.com or Bob Scott by E-Mail at papabob2@earthlink.net.
Gainesville Area
The Gainesville Myeloma Support meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the D'Acosta House, 703 N.E. First Street, Gainesville, FL 32601.? 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 352-265-0062 or by E-Mail at SMITHGM@shands.ufl.edu
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
TThe 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 Wellness Community, 8609 S. Dixie Hwy, Miami.? For more information, please contact Gary Mallinckrodt, Group Facilitator for The Wellness Community at 305-668-5900 or by E-Mail at gcme4@yahool.com.
Palm Beach/Broward County
This professionally led Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets the 4th Monday of each month from 3:30-5 pm at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S. 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 .
Panama City Beach
This support group is in the process of getting started. If you are interested in participating, please contact Sheila Hall at (850) 236-5957.
Pensacola/Southeast Alabama Area
The Emerald Coast Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets at the West Florida Regional Library, 200 W. Gregory St., Pensacola, FL 32501. Interested multiple myeloma patients, family members and friends are encouraged to contact Debi at 850-982-3087 or by e-mail at ECMMSG@gmail.com.
Port Charlotte
The Port Charlotte Support Group meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month. For time and location, 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 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at The Wellness Community Southwest Florida, 3900 Clark Road #P-3, Sarasota, FL 34233. For more information, please contact Dr. John Kleinbaum at 941-921-5539.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
This educational group meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Meeting Room 5 at the Mease Countryside Hospital, 3231 McMullen Booth Road, Safety Harbor, Florida 34695. For more information, please contact Marti Hill at 727-953-6257 or by E-Mail at m23rose@gmail.com or Carolyn Kaiser at 727-726-0066 or by E-mail at cskaiser@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 meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Paul W. Williams Palm Beach County Center, 621 Clearwater Park Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. For more information, please contact 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.