Hamilton

The Hamilton Regional Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm on the second Saturday in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November at Linden Park Community Church, 484 E. 16th St., Hamilton, Ontario. The location is fully wheelchair accessible, and there is lots of free parking. Our usual format of meetings includes a guest speaker, a brief question and answer period, and then an opportunity for breakout into smaller discussion groups. For further information, please contact Lori Borsos at 905.388.8945 or by email at borsos85@hotmail.com or Marnie Neal at 905.561.7259 or by email at mwneal@live.ca. Visit their website www.hamilton.myeloma.org.

2009 Calendar of Meetings:

London and District

This group meets the 1st Saturday of every second month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at St. Jude's Anglican Church at the Southwest Corner of Fanshawe and Adelaide Streets, London, Ontario.

The objectives of this group are to provide knowledge of multiple myeloma, and available treatments, so that each person can become an informed partner in the delivery of their health care; and to provide emotional support to patients and their caregivers as they cope with the disease and its effects.

Please check with one of the leaders as some meetings may be held at the London Regional Cancer Centre (790 Commissioners Rd. E London, Ontario) during the week instead because of the availability of speakers. For more information, please contact: Ev McDowell at 519-641-2766 or by email at evmcdowell@hotmail.com.

Ottawa

The Multiple Myeloma Support Group of Ottawa is a patient-managed and patient-centered group that provides information to newly diagnosed patients as well as a circle of mutual support from those who are further along in their journey with myeloma.? From patients, caregivers, family and friends we learn how to live with this disease. The purpose of the group is to break isolation, provide mutual support and share information. Starting in September, meetings are held every other month ending with a picnic in June.

For further information please contact:
Elie: emoussalli@rogers.com
David: davidbingo2464@aol.com
Irene: podgorskis@yahoo.com

Sault Ste Marie & Area

Meets the first Sunday of every month from 2:00 - 4:00 pm with the summer off. Meetings will resume in October. This group meets at Rome's Independent Grocers (upstairs), 44 Great Northern Road, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada. For more information please contact Bev at 705-779-3323 evenings or via email Bev.Wierzbicki@saultcollege.ca.

Toronto and District

This group meets every two months: February, April, June, August, October, and December on Saturdays from 2:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. at Jubilee United Church, 40 Underhill Drive, North York, Ontario. For more information, please contact Donald Hunter at 416-759-6348 or by email at donaldrhunter@sympatico.ca; Paul Stirling at 416-463-5887 or by email at paul.stirling@sympatico.ca; Betty Parish at 416-516-1716 or by email at parish_lawson@sympatico.ca (watch for the underscore between parish and lawson); or Mike Kacsor at 416-260-1915 or by email at kacsor.patkau@sympatico.ca. Click the "more" button to visit their website.

Windsor

The Windsor myeloma support group meets regularly. For location and times, pleased contact Bob Cartlidge by phone at 519-326-1271 (home) or 519-322-5695 (office) or by email at robert@cartlidge.ca.