looking for a hep.c support group?

Question

my husband has hep c im looking for some kind of support group.way dose it have to be so hush hush.everyone act like your trash..and we are not.n

Answer 1

hepatitis c-objectives, yahoo groups is a great one!

Answer 2

sorry for what you are going through-people are idiots-to sum it up-they are not knowledgeable- try some on line groups-or talk to your med. doc for referral coping w/ hep c-it's not a death sentence-and it doesn't mean trash- I'm glad your not hush hush about it-maybe you can actually help educate- people like yourself will keep me busting my a-- @ school to make this world a little less stupid-good luck---and as you probalby know have his liver checked- no matter what goes on w/ these doc's and insurance- i do wish you the best!

Answer 3

Check with you local hospital or community hospital. They often have support groups. The reason I know is my husband had hep c and was cured.

Good luck to you and your husband, give him lots of support.

The American liver association might be able to help also.

Answer 4

Look in yahoo groups, there are several there.
I am sure they can direct you to a live session in your area if your not rural but the postings there are helpful. Also you can type in hepatitis c support groups into google and find some forums or type in hepatitis c forums.

Answer 5

People are misinformed or ignorant about how hep c is transmitted, thus the stigma. Are you looking for a support group online or in your area? Email me at [e-mail] and I can send you info.

Answer 6

http://janis7hepc.com/

Alabama



Birmingham
4 Office Park Circle Suite 304 Birmingham, Ala Contact: Virginia Greene 205-8790354
Gulf Coast Liver Disease Support group Conference Center USA Knollwood Park Hospital
5600 Girby Road Mobile Al
Meet: 4th Thursday Contact 334-471-7905 334-660-5555 Website: www.liversupport.simplenet.com

Hepatitis Support Group Hoover Public Library Birmingham, AL
35216 2nd Tuesday ALF, Alabama Chapter 617 Lorna Square Birmingham, AL
Pam Keff 205-822-1126 Decatur, AL
504 Cherry St. NW meets on 1st Monday Wheeler Basin Regional Library 6:30 PM contact Doug Eddy 256-751-0821 or 256-773-2080 Doug Eddy Huntsville St Mary of Visitation Church Library
222 Jefferson St Huntsville., AL
Tuesdays at 6:pm Call Pam at 256.534.0361 Pam

Alaska Hepatitis C Coalition support group, third Thursday, 1057 W. Fireweed Lane, first floor conference room in the United Way Building. (Connie, 566-6695)

Hepatitis Support Group Mobile, Alabama The Gulf Coast Liver Disease Support Group 5600 Girby Road Mobile, AL USA

Knollwood Long-Term Care Hospital Conference room 4th Thursday at 7:00 pm 334.471.7905 The Gulf Coast Liver Disease

J. Herrera Troy, AL Hep C Support 2245 Old Hwy 231 N Troy AL 36079
Susan Kreitz 334.807.0753












Alaska
Anchorage
Contact [phone]
Samafitan Valley Support Group, 2651 Providence Dr University Of Alaska Anchorage, AK 99508
Call Rhonda at 907-786-4550

Juneau
Sharon [phone]

Kenai Peninsula/Soldotna Hep C Support
36474 Northern Lights Blvd. Soldotna, AK 99669 Call Cheri Murphy at 907-262-9197

Wasilla, AK Hep C Foundation P.O.Box 870917 Wasilla, AK 99687 Call C. Murphy at 907-373-6615 or 907-232-2014


























Arizona
Flagstaff Northern Arizona Liver Support Group 1200 N Beaver Flagstaff Medical Center Suite 4 Conference Room 1st Tuesday from 11:00 to 1:00 Pearl Remley

Flagstaff
Pearl [phone]
Robbie [phone]

Hep C Support 77 West Forest Ave. Flagstaff AZ Call Robie Sadler at 520-527-1756 Mesa Hepatitis Support Group 644 E. Baywood Valley Lutheran Hospital East Mesa, Az 1ST Tuesday 6:30 PM Bev Foust 655-8081 Desert Samaratin Hospital Mesa, AZ Debi Daniels or Irene Galasky Lozok or Melody Morgan 602.250.0800 (pager)

Phoenix Samaratin Valley Support Group Samaritan Transplant Services 1410 N 3rd St 1st Wednesday 6:30 to 8:00 pm 602.492.9619 or 602.251.2700 Charlie Thomas

Phoenix
Michelle [phone]
Paula [phone]
VA Med Center [phone] (ext 7618)
Jan [phone]

650 E Indian School Rd VA Medical Center room C435 Libby Evanich 602.277.5551 ext. 7618

University Medical Center Liver Support Group 926 E. Mcdonald Rd Suite 134 Fridays

Jane Wenk, MSW 520.694.4331

American Liver Foundation Arizona Chapter (9 Chapters in Phoenix area) 4545 E. Shea Blvd. Phoenix AZ 85028 Suite 255 Paula Cullison 602.953.1800 602.953.1806

Mesa
Bev [phone]
Contact [phone] (pager)

Prescott, AZ. Hepatitis C and Liver Disease VA Medical Center 500 Hwy 89 North, Conf. Room 1B Prescott, AZ 3rd Monday 6:30 PM Debra 520.708.0025

Scottsdale
Tamara [phone]
Joyce [phone]

Hep C Support Mayo Clinic Call Joyce Trawick 480.301.6990

Sierra Vista, AZ. 4301 S. Hwy 92 Marilyn McDaniel 520.378.0770 or 520.458.4889

Sierra Vista
Marilyn 9520) 378-0770

Sun City, AZ Sun City Liver Support Group 13738 North 99th Ave. (99th Ave & Bell Rd) 2nd Tuesday 6:30 to 8:00 pm Ted Steele at 602.934.3750 [e-mail]

Tempe, AZ Hep C Connection 1829 East Divers Drive Tempe AZ, 85280 Write for times & Location

Tucson Southern Arizona Hepatitis C Liver Disease Support Group Kino Community Hospital 2800 E. Ajo Way 2nd Wednesday 5:30 pm Linda F. Posmituk 520.294.4471, ext. 2610 or 2611 or520.574.5538

Tucson
Linda [phone]
Janet [phone]
John [phone]

Hepatitis C Support Groups Life Care Center of Tucson Patricia Woodall 520.293.4485

University Medical Center Liver Support Group Tucson University Medical Center Dining Room C&D 1501 N. Campbell Avenue 1st Thursday Jane Wenk, MSW 520.694.4331

Hepatitis C Support Groups (3 groups 10331 Camino De La Placita Susan Blommer 520.885.0520

Hepatitis Education & Patient Coalition P.O. Box 40741 Mesa AZ 85274-0741 Contact: Sharon Nicholson [e-mail] Desert Samaritan Hosp Mesquite room 1500 S. Dobson Rd

Meets 2nd Wednesday and 4th Tuesday

Arkansas


Bentonville ARK Educational classroom Bates Hospital 2nd Tuesday 7:00 PM Farel 501-464-0071 Farel
Fort Smith

LITTLE ROCK Hepatitis C Support Univ Adult Leisure Center. My name is Belinda Goodwin. I am the facilitator for Arkansas Hep Help. We meet the first Tuesday of every month @ 6:00 pm. (Oct.3, Nov. 7, and Dec. 5, 200) We are meeting at the University Adult Leisure Center @ 6401 West 12th St. in Little Rock, Ark. The dates haven't been set for 2001 yet, and we are going to have to find a new meeting place after the first of the year. I will send you the updated information as soon as it's available. The number to call for more information is 501-416-9448 (that's my number) or e-mail: [e-mail]. Belinda Rogers, Ark

Hepatitis C Support Bates Medical Center
1st Tuesday 7:00 PM

Creekmore Park Comm Center S 31 and M st.

Teddie Emmerich 501 452 8600 Meets once a month at the Rose Room On thursdays at 6:30

California

















Hepatitis C Support Group
Atascadero
Leave Message - [phone]


SAN LUIS OBISPO 3rd Saturday - 10:30 am-12:00 pm St. Stephen's Church Corner of Pismo & Nipomo San Luis Obispo, California [phone] [e-mail]

Hepatitis C Support Group NORTH COUNTY (San Luis Obispo County) 2nd & 4th Mondays - 7:30 pm The North County Connection 8600 Atascadero Avenue Atascadero, California [phone] [e-mail]

Or call [phone] for information Also visit the HepC Task Force website: www.slohepc.org

Annette V. DeHate, 830 Mentone Ave., Grover Beach, CA. 93433-2706 [phone]

Bakersfield, CA

Hope for HCV

Contact: Robert or Roxanne Berry Phone number is [phone]

Bakersfield
Terry [phone]
Mary O'Rullian [phone]

Burbank
Kim [phone]
We Have Hope - [phone]


Chico
Ann [phone]


East Bay Support Group
For Info contact [phone]

Fort Bragg
Contact [phone]

Fresno/Clovis
Bob Brantley [phone] or [phone]

Garberville
Beth Wells [phone] ext. 331

Long Beach
Bonnie Kolor [phone] ext 2832

Los Angeles
[phone]
Holly [phone]
[phone]

Manteca
Gene M: [phone]

Modesto
[phone]

Monterey
Cyndra [phone]

Moreno Valley
Russell [phone]

Moss Beach
For Info Call: [phone]

Nevada County
Kathy www.geocities.com/nchepc

Oakland
Eileen Abrams [phone]
Mandana House [phone]
O.A.S.I.S. [phone]

Ojai
Helpline: [phone]

Orange County
Carol Craig [phone]
James [phone]

Oroville
Jeannie [phone]

Palm Desert
[phone]

Redwood City
For Info Call: [phone]

Ridgecrest
Glenn [phone]

Riverside
Eric [phone]

Sacramento
I Will Survive - [phone]
Claudine [phone]
Nancy [phone]
James 1-866-33-Reach

San Diego
Phyllis [phone]

San Francisco - Open Group
Contact - Community Health Resource Ctr - [phone]

San Francisco - Hep C 101
Contact - Community Health Resource Ctr - [phone]

San Francisco - Informational Meetings
Helpline/Hotline [phone] # 3

San Francisco
[phone]

San Jose
Susi Nelson [phone]
[phone]

San Leandro
Contact [phone]

San Luis Obispo
SlO-HepC
[phone]

San Mateo
Debra Magnum [phone]

San Rafael
Leslie Gallen 415-457-2487 ext 107

Santa Cruz
HELP! help & education for liver patients (HCV support)
Contact: The Gordons - [phone]

Santa Barbara
Helpline: [phone]

Santa Maria
Kathy Lustig [phone]

Santa Rosa
For Info Call: [phone] x 14

Simi Valley
Holly [phone]

Sonora
[phone]

South Orange County
Gary [phone]
Elaine at [phone]

St Helena
Michele [phone]

Sunnyvale
Craig Miller [phone]

Ukiah
Contact [phone]

Vacaville
Jim [phone]

Vallejo
Sue [phone]

Ventura
[phone]

Visalia
Geneva [phone]

Yuba City -Sutter Hepatitis C Resource Center
Sherri Ziegler [phone]

Walnut Creek
Katie McAdams
[phone] [e-mail]

(FAIRFIELD CA) ALSO Vacaville

Hep-c Outreach Project

Please call for dates and meetings (ask for Jim)

707 446-4666