Support Resources

Gilda's Club Seattle

• Family Alumni - For those who's loved one has died from cancer.
• Family Group - Family members, partners and friends of people with cancer.
• Wellness Group - Men and women with cancer.

Cancer Lifeline

• Breast Cancer Support Group - Meets Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00PM at the Northwest Hospital Campus.
• Colorectal Support Group - Meets once-a-month
• Lymphoma Networking Group - This monthly group is for those with Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.
• Lymphedema Networking Groups - These once-a-month groups are open to anyone with lymphedema. Meets in Bellevue, Tacoma and Seattle.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

For information and directions to support groups, please contact the Patient Services Department at 1-888-345-4572

• Blood Cancer Patient and Family Support Group - meets on the third Monday evening of every month. Join us any time for information and support. This group is co-sponsored by Overlake Hospital Cancer Center and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Sessions are facilitated by oncology professionals.
• Cancer Parent Support Group - for parents of pediatric oncology patients. Meetings are scheduled for the third Monday evening of every month. Join us any time for information and support. This group is co-sponsored by Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Sessions are facilitated by a social worker and a child life specialist.

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA)

Contact the SCCA Social Work Department at 206-288-1076

• Caregiver and Family Member Support Group
• Patient Support Group
• Patient and Family/Caregiver Support Group
• Long Term Follow-Up Support Group
• Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Group - Contact Ksenia Koon at 206-667-7282, kpeters@fhcrc.org or Kris Coppin at 253-863-2172, coppikr@goodsamhealth.org

Swedish Medical Center

• General Cancer Support Groups for Patients and Families - Contact Leah deRoulet, MSW at 206-386-6954 or Susan Everly, MSW at 206-386-2447
• Breast Cancer Support Group - Contact Susan Everly, MSW at 206-386-2447
• Ovarian Cancer Support Group - Contact Leah deRoulet, MSW at 206-386-6954
• Cancer Caregivers Support Group - Contact Sylvia Farias, MSW at 206-215-3659
• "Man to Man" Prostate Cancer Education and Support Group - Contact Leo Ward at 206-957-7440
• Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Educational Support Group - Contact Leah deRoulet, MSW at 206-386-6954

University of Washington Medical Center

• Brain Tumor Group - Contact: Stephanie Martin, MSW, 206-598-4108 for more information and meeting location
• Breast Cancer Support Group - Providing support to people diagnosed with breast cancer. Open discussions are led by a psychologist and an oncology nurse. Strategies are taught that support quality of life skills used to better face the challenges of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The group welcomes people who have had their first diagnosis of breast cancer and are in any phase of treatment or have completed treatment. Contact: Leslie Sullivan, 206-221-2350 for more information.
• Recurrent or Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Support Group - The Recurrent or Advanced Breast Cancer Support Group, led by oncology social worker, Siobhan Ginnane, MSW, is a support group for people who have had a recurrence of breast cancer or advanced breast cancer. Contact: Leslie Sullivan, 206-221-2350 for more information
• Caregiver Support Group - Every other Tuesday, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. on 8 SE in the conference room. For more information , call 206-598-3300

Valley Medical Center

• Breast Cancer Support Group - 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, 7-9 pm. For more information call 425-228-3440, ext. 4848 or 425-656-4002.
• Breast Cancer Survivors Focus on Healing Through Movement & Dance. Exercise program helps cancer survivors feel better physically and emotionally. Tuesdays, 4-5 pm and 5:30-6:30 pm. For more information call 425-228-3440, ext. 4848.
• Princess Warriors-Cancer Support Group for Women. Open to women in any stage of cancer treatment or recovery. 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 11:45 am. For locations call 425-228-3440, ext. 4848.
• Caregiver Support Group. Meets the first Tuesday of every month 6:30 to 8 pm and the third Friday from 10 to 11:30 am. 425-228-3440, ext. 5949.
• Prostate Cancer Support. Meets the second and fourth Monday of every month at 1:30 pm. For more information call 425-656-4002.
• Lymphedema class. This free class provides information about preventing and controlling early presented by therapists specially trained in lymphedema management. Offered quarterly. For information or to register, call 425-656-4049.

Verbena Health

• Lesbian Cancer Group - Second & Fourth Tuesdays of each month. 7:00pm - 8:30pm. Held at Cancer Lifeline : 6522 North Fremont Avenue, Seattle.

Virginia Mason Medical Center

• Breast Reconstruction Support Group - Meets the third Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Contact Fe Ermitano, RN at 206-223-6778 or plafre@vmmc.org