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| Support groups help people by putting them in contact with people who are coping with similiar issues, creating a powerful base for experience and knowledge sharing. As a public service of FoxCare, a listing of area support groups follows: | ||
Medical Support Groups |
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| Group Name | Notes | Contact |
| AIDS Regional Case Manager | Maureen
Hennessy-Berman 607-432-6654 |
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| AIDS-Southern Tier Aids Program | Information on AIDS education, support services, and free anonymous HIV testing | 1-800-333-0892 or 607-432-6654 |
| AIDS-Catskill Rural AIDS Services (CRAS) | Women's drop in discussion group, First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta | 607-436-9554 |
| AIDS/HIV Positive Support Group | Every Tuesday at Bassett Healthcare Immunology Clinic for 11 a.m. - 12 noon. | Allan Schramm 607-547-3767 |
| Alliance for the Mentally Ill (AMI) of Otsego County | Meets first and third Weds of each month at 6:30 p.m., Merchants Exchange Bldg., 2 Dietz St., Oneonta. For family of friends of people who suffer from psychiatric illness. | Ginnah 607-431-9735 Beth 607-432-8824 Kip 607-263-5162 |
| Arthritis Support Group | FoxCare Center on scheduled Thursdays | Sara Lukose 607-432-1253 |
| Asthma Support Group | 1st Tuesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Fox Hospital | Robin Ammerman 607-746-8614 |
| Autism Support Group-Delaware Otsego Autistic Spectrum Support Group | Information and support for parents, caregivers, educators, individuals, and families with an interest in Austistic Spectrum of Disorders. | Janine or Louise 607-432-0001 |
| Brain Injury Association | Cooperstown support group meets 2nd Tuesday of every month in 2nd floor classroom of Bassett Healthcare old clinic building. | Debra Wolff
607-547-6912 Krystyna Warchola 607-264-3923 |
| Breast Cancer - After Breast Cancer | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. on the 2nd Thursday of every month, First Congegrational Church in Greene. | Marlene Sherwood 607-656-4282 |
| Breast Cancer- "Early Support" | Visit/phone call from a cancer survivor | American Cancer
Society 1-800-835-1747 |
| Breast Feeding Support Group | Opportunities for Otsego, 3 West Broadway, Oneonta | Tina or Norma 607-433-8074 or 607-433-8075 |
| Cancer
"Woman to Woman"
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Support and Educational group sponsored by Bassett Healthcare and the American Cancer Society for women with cancer. 7p.m. Bassett Clinic, 1st floor conference room. | American Cancer
Society 800-835-1747 |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Support Group | 607-432-8182 | |
| Diabetes Support Group | Last Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 at Fox Hospital | Bev Henrikson 607-433-0352 |
| Diabetes Support Group | 2nd Weds. at Delaware Valley Hospital, Walton | 607-865-2159 |
| Dialysis Support Group | St. James Church | Steve Baldwin 607-547-3456, pager 842 |
| Epilepsy Society of Southern New York, Inc. | Case management, counseling, crisis intervention, education, employment counseling, job coaching, job development and placement, neurological referrals, advocacy and support groups. | Kathy Sas Case Manager 24 Prospect Ave. Binghamton NY 13901 607-722-6822 |
| Hepatitis B and C | Support group for people with chronic Hepatitis B and C, FoxCare Center Ste. 300 | Deb., 607-263-5112 |
| "I
Can Cope" Classes for Cancer Patients
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Education classes providing cancer information, facts, and encouragement and practical hints for patients, families, and friends daily with daily challenges of living with cancer. | American Cancer
Society 800-835-1747 |
| Infertility Support Group | FoxCare Women's Wellness Center | Betty Hilson 607-431-5185 |
| Interstital Cystitis | Last Monday of each month at the Foxcare Center, Suite 300. | Rita Brown 607-432-7701 Peggy Coager 607-538-9149 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, Otsego County | Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month at 10:30 a.m., Elm Park Methodist Church, Chestnut St., Oneonta NY | Phyllis Koepke 607-988-6691 Dolores Kilts 607-286-7727 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society Upstate New York Chapter | http://www.nmss.org | 315-422-1447 800-733-5385 800-FIGHT-MS |
| Ostomy Support Group | Alternates between Fox Hospital and Chenango Memoral Hospital. Educational consults available. | Arlene Peabody 607-432-3045 |
| Overeaters Anonymous | For those with eating disorders. | O'Connor Hospital,
Delhi 914-676-3763 607-746-2067 |
| 1,2,3,4, Parents! | Interactive Sessions to teach parents the fundamental attitudes and skills necessary for parents of young children. | Lisa Depperman 607-431-5105 |
| Parents of Twins, Triplets, and More | Parenting skills and support group focusing on the unique challenges involved in raising twins and triplets. | Beth Beaudet 607-433-1792 |
| Prostate Cancer "Early Support" | For a visit or phone call from a cancer survivor. | American Cancer
Society 800-835-1745 |
| Prostate Cancer "Man to Man Support Group" | 3rd Tuesday of each month, 1:30=3:30 p.m. at the Hannah Lee House, corner of Fernleigh & Mill Streets, Cooperstown | Ed Shultis 607-432-6774 |
| Transplant Support Group | 607-432-6250 | |