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Support Group Schedule
Often having social networks helps the process of
coping to become more effective. Carle Clinic offers support groups
that are open to the public. Through Carle Clinic there are various
meetings that inform, educate, and assist patients. The location,
dates, and time of these groups are as follows:
Nighttime
Cancer
Support Group
Daytime Cancer Support Group
The Women's Room
Cancer Support Group
Head and Neck Cancer
Support Group
Carle on Canvas
Diabetes Support Group
Fibromyalgia Support Group
Hepatitis C Support Group
Adult Cochlear Implant Support Group
Parkinson's Support Group
Nighttime Cancer Support
Group
Meetings are held the
first and third Wednesday of the month 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Carle
Cancer Center. Sessions are open to anyone interested in learning
more about cancer and treatment options. The group often includes a
speaker and covers a variety of topics related to living with cancer
and its treatment. For more information, call Kate Garbacz at (217)
383-4581.
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Daytime
Cancer Support Group
This group meets the second
Wednesday of the month 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Lauhoff Room at the Forum
at Carle. This is an open forum group for anyone who has - or knows
someone who has - cancer. Lunch is provided. Please call Kate
Garbacz at (217) 383-4581 for more information.
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The Women’s Room
Cancer Support Group
Sessions are held the
fourth Tuesday of the month 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the Lauhoff Room at
the Forum at Carle. Meetings are open to any woman with a female
specific cancer (breast, ovarian, cervical, uterine, etc.). Lunch
is provided. Call Kate Garbacz at (217) 383-4581 for more
information.
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Head and Neck
Cancer Support Group
Meetings are
held the second Monday of each month, 7 p.m. and the fourth Thursday
of each month, 2 p.m. Patients and survivors of head and neck
cancers, and their family and friends, are invited to attend. For
meeting locations and more information, call
(217) 383-4066.
Carle
on Canvas
Sessions are
held on the fourth Monday of each month, 6 p.m. in the South Clinic
6 Conference Room. Patients currently undergoing treatment for
cancer, or those who have recently completed treatment, are welcome
to attend. Artistic ability is not required for participation. For
more information, call (217) 383-6416.
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Diabetes Support Group
The Carle Diabetes Support Group meets the third Tuesday of every
month at the lower level Parkview Classrooms near the hospital
cafeteria at 7:00 p.m., except July and December. A speaker each
month will address issues important for people managing Diabetes.
For more information contact Martha Trenkamp at (217) 383-3490.
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Fibromyalgia Support Group
Meetings are every
other month on the third Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
at Carle Clinic-Champaign, 1802 S. Mattis Avenue. For more
information call (217)398-7815.
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Hepatitis C Support Group
Sessions are held the
second Wednesday of every month from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Carle
Forum. Meetings are open to family members and anyone interested in
learning about Hepatitis C. For more information, call (217)
383-3610.
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Adult Cochlear
Implant Support
Group
This
group meets the first Saturday of the month, every other month in
the Parkview Classrooms near the hospital cafeteria, rooms A, B, C.
The next meeting is Saturday, February 3, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. For
more information, call (217) 383-4375.
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Parkinson’s Support Group
The Carle Clinic
Parkinson’s Support Group meets the first Thursday of the Month,
except July, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Parkview Classrooms near the
hospital cafeteria, rooms B, C, & D. For more information, contact
Marshia Elmore at (217) 383-3440.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
The Carle Addiction
Recovery Center's Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Thursday from
6:30-7:30 p.m. at 204 West University Avenue in Urbana. For
confidential help or to get more information, call (217) 383-6039.
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