Cancer Support Groups

Posted: March 1, 2005

A support group provides an opportunity for you and your family to talk and share your feelings with others who have cancer. These relaxed, informal groups are open to anyone who feels the desire to reach out and "connect" with persons who understand what it is to have cancer or to love someone who has cancer.

The staff at Columbia St. Mary’s invites you and your family to join one or more of these cancer support groups.

Breast Cancer Support Groups
Women with Breast Cancer: This group meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month from 4:00p.m. to 5:30 p.m.. Meetings are held at Columbia’s Van Dyke Haebler Center, 2025 E. Newport Avenue. Call 414-961-4552 for registration and for further information.

Women with Breast Cancer: This group meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the Board Room of St. Mary’s Hospital–Ozaukee. Call 262-243-7478 for registration and for further information.

Women with Breast Cancer: This group meets the second Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Meetings are held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Grafton. Call 262-243-7478 for registration and for further information.

Additional Support Groups
Prostate Cancer Support Group: This group is for men of all ages who are living with prostate cancer. The group meets at Columbia Hospital, Medical Arts Building, 2015 East Newport Avenue, Room 500. For registration and more information please call 414-961-7323.

Grief Support Group: This is a gathering of people who have recently experienced the death of a loved one. Some topics that will be discussed include the emotional stages of grief, self-care, and coping with special days and holidays. This group meets on Wednesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for six weeks. There are four, six-week sessions throughout the year. Participants are welcome to attend one or all of the sessions. This group meets at St. Mary’s Hospital of Milwaukee, Hill Facility, first floor, Room 148, 2350 N. Lake Drive. Call 414-291-1240 for registration, information and for specific dates.

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