Updated 1/18/99
All Local Support Groups
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Alcoholics Anonymous
For more information call, (916) 734-2727 or (916) 991-0229
Burn Recovery Group
For more information call, (916) 734-3636
Caregivers Support Group
For more information call, Marjorie Trogdon (916) 734-2727
Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies Support Group
For more information call, Gary Hori (916) 323-3562
Coping with Cystic Fibrosis
For more information call, Jody Booth R.N. (916) 734-2758, or
Bridgette Morisaki (916) 734-3189
Dialysis Support Group - (click for web site)
Renal and Dialysis Patients, Pre and Post Transplant Recipients,
Care Givers, Family and Friends!
Golden State Donor Services - GSDS - (click for web site)
Vital Volunteers is very active in Donor Awareness and other functions
related to the transplant community.
For more information call, Tracy Bryan (916) 567-1600
Pediatric Diabetic Support Group
For more information call, Claire Bennett (916) 734-8223
Fibromyalgia Support Group
For more information call, Nola Lawhon (916) 428-9178
Heart & Lung Transplant Support Group - (click for web site)
For more information call, Andrea Hoso R.N., or Diana Smith R.N.
(916) 734-5360
Hepatitis "C" Support Group - (click for web site)
For more information call, Betty Perkins (916) 927-3002; e-mail tamerbetty@aol.com
Hipsters - For individuals who are going to have or have had total hip or knee replacement. For more information call, Addie Lester (916) 255-5285
Huntington's Disease Support Group
For more information call, Judi Robertson (916) 391-3516
Leukemia Family Support Group
For people with leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma
and lymphoma, and their families. For more information call, Patsy
Bethards (916) 734-2583
Liver Transplant Support Group - (click for web site)
For more information call, Ann Linnekens (916) 791-1697; e-mail linneken@quiknet.com
Meniere's Disease (balance disorders) Support Group
For more information call, Judy Pino (916) 823-9941
Prostate Cancer Support Group
For more information call, Bev Nicholson R.N. (916) 734-5819
Pseudotumor Cerebri Support Group
For more information call, (916) 344-5606
Sacramento Area Brain Tumor Support Group
For more information call, Karen A Smith, R.N. (916) 734-5613
Sacramento Renal Transplant Support Group - (click for web site)
For more information call, Cathy Burke L.C.S.W. (916) 734-5094
Scoliosis Support Group
For more information call, Diane Gums, R.N. (916) 684-6382
Special Care Parents Group - For parents who have experienced a high-risk pregnancy or delivered a premature or high-risk infant. For more information call, Debbie Sarmento (916) 658-8588
Spina Bifida Association of Sacramento Valley
For more information call, Tiffany Taylor (916) 927-7146
Think First - Dedicated to reducing spinal cord and head injuries, especially
among elementary and high school students. For more information
call,
Emily Comstock (916) 348-7812
Edie Stephenson (916) 348-1117
Roxanne Eyler (916) 734-1478
Women with Cancer
For more information call, Carolyn Guadagnolo (916) 734-2234